The Morgan Library & Museum is celebrating Dickens's upcoming 200th birthday with a wonderful exhibit entitled Dickens at 200. Drawing from their Dickens holdings, which are the largest in the United ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2011
The following items have been reported stolen: 1. Title : 'Hamborch' Authors : Hamburg Description : Handwritten map 312 x 403 mm, with ink and watercolour, drawn on paper. There are many details: ram... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : In the Shadow of the Rose . Authors : Bukowski, Charles Date of publication : 1991 Publisher : Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara CA Description : ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
In the video below, ABAA member Dr. Sandra Hindman presents a brief overview of medieval manuscript illumination, focusing on their artistic value. [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2011
This book was still reported missing as of June 4, 2019. The following book was reported stolen: Surname: {DETMOLD Initial: E J} Title: THE ARABIAN NIGHTS Subtitle: Tales From The Thousand and One Nig... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items were still reported missing as of June 3, 2019. The following items have been reported stolen: 1. Title: Kim. Authors: Kipling. Rudyard. Publication date: 1901 Description: FIRST EDITION. ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Bon Appetit recently named the "7 Best Culinary Bookstores in America" and ABAA firms Rabelais (Portland, ME) and Amber Unicorn (Las Vegas, NV) made the list! (If you've browsed either shop's inventor... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: These items were recovered. The following items were stolen during the BuchWien last weekend: Schindelmayer, C.R.: Taschen-Atlas in XXXXV Karten. Wien, Schraembl, 1807. With engraved title and... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following items have been reported stolen: Title : THE F.B. NIGHTINGALE ARCHIVE PRIVATE STEREO PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA : 1920-1921 Authors : Frederick B. Nightingale (1885-195?) Date of publication :... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The awards ceremony for the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest was held last month in the Library of Congress and included a special presentation by Mark Dimunation, in which he showed off so... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]