ABAA Member Jeff Weber has recently published a new book on the artists and binders of fore-edge paintings. This reference work is entitled, An Annotated Dictionary of Fore-edge Painting Artists & ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2011
Entries from February 2011
UPDATED: Missing Announcement of the overthrow of the Spanish government in Venezuela
By Susan BenneUPDATE: This item was recovered. Llamosas, José de las; & Martín Tovar Point. Broadside, begins: "Manifiesto. La Provincia de Venezuela ha logrado por el ardiente patriotismo de los vecinos de la Ca... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: The item has been located by the dealer. The following book was packed and inadvertently left at the San Francisco Fair: Bible in Spanish. Pentateuch. Los Cinco Libros de la ley divina. Amster... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
On Monday, March 7th at the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan, James Cummins will be giving a lecture entitled, “Points of Issue: Appraising Rare Editions of 19th Century Literature”. This lecture is p... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Last weekend at the 44th California International Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco, the ABAA held a raffle in support of the Elisabeth Woodburn Fund. For those who are unfamiliar, the Elisabeth ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Eight years ago, Paul Ryall and Ed Smith made this documentary for the ABAA. It was shot at the 36th Annual California International Book Fair held in San Francisco. Here is the link. Enjoy! [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Strayed away from Booth 614-- I am missing a signed photograph of Ruth St. Denis which I had in my glass case, as part of a collection. The photograph is approx 11 x 14-- a studio portrait of the danc... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A book was purchased at the Pier show in NYC this past January (22nd-23rd), and was subsequently lost. Leather spine marked "Winchendon, Central Stations" (or possibly Winchenden) Likely a unique copy... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA members James Bryan and Mary Hill, proprietors of Carpe Diem Fine Books, were featured in an article in the Monterey County Herald this past weekend. The link to the article appears to be broken,... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The 44th California International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held this weekend, February 11th-13th, in San Francisco at the Concourse Exhibition Center. Over 200 members of the Antiquarian Booksell... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]