After sixty-two years in the field of historical letters and manuscripts, Kenneth W. Rendell still feels just as excited as he was when, many years ago, a friend showed him a handwritten letter of Geo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2022
Entries from October 2022
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) is making its much-anticipated return to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston's Back Bay from November 11-13, 2022. The 44th Boston Book Fair is... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2022
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 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}]