An ABAA Member reports the following item as lost in transit (FedEx) from Chevy Chase, MD to Chicago. The buyer received an empty box upon delivery. Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe (1612-1672) Breve Rela... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2022
Entries from July 2022
In early 2022, the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America's Diversity Initiative Committee announced a new paid summer internship program, co-sponsored by AbeBooks, intended to provide an alt... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
One phrase you might hear at a rare-book fair is mapbacks. No, that's not some sort of tattoo favored by rare map dealers; a "mapback" is the informal name for a series of pulp paperback books publish... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: Melville Recovered; Missing in Transit from Philadelphia: Father Hidalgo & Lettsom
By Susan BenneUPDATE: The following item has been recovered. The two below are still missing after being placed in a UPS deposit box at The Arsenal in Philadelphia. The First American Edition Melville, Herman. Moby... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from June 2022
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is pleased to announce that Susan Jaffe Tane will fund the prizes for the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. The prize is now known... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Get ready for the RBMS Booksellers' Showcase: a virtual book fair in conjunction with RBMS' annual conference. This virtual fair will take place at abaa.org/vbf from Tuesday, June 21 to Friday, June 2... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
On the 100th anniversary of her birth, an exhibition, entitled GET HAPPY! celebrates the life and artistic contribution of actress, singer and cultural icon Judy Garland. Garland's expansive career hi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2022
Book Fairs are back! After two years without an in-person fair, the ABAA has been able to safely hold two so far this year with Boston coming up this fall. California and New York by all accounts were... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following list of items were stolen from a post office in the Sellwood district of Portland, Oregon during a break-in on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The books had been enroute to a Portland book dea... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition will take place May 4 and 5, 2022 at abaa.org/vbf... The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition is the virtual component of the ABAA New York Internation... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]