Over the weekend the original cover artwork for Tintin in America (1932) sold at the Paris Artcurial auction for $1.6 million (1.3 million Euros), setting the new record for comic book art. The previo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from June 2012
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : Methode Nouvelle de dresser des Recueuils communiquée par l’Auteur. Authors : , J. Le Clerc and J. C. de la Croze, (eds.) Date of publication : ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2012
William Haley, the son of Malcolm X's biographer Alex Haley, is asking Syracuse University to return a letter to his family and plans to make a legal claim if the request is denied. Alex Haley co-auth... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Ok, I'm putting it out there. I love literature, art, and music, and I am lucky enough to be a part of the fascinating world of rare books, but my guilty pleasure is what many colleagues would categor... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Last April, ground was broken in Mount Vernon and construction of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington commenced. The library will be a repository for Mount Vernon's v... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 11, 2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Authors : Carroll, Lewis Date of publication : circa 194... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This past February, librarians at the Russian State Polytechnical Museum Library in Moscow were preparing their collection for relocation to a temporary depository when they made a surprising discover... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A rare watercolor of the Brontë sisters is scheduled to be auctioned on Thursday by JP Humbert Auctioneers in England. The painting was originally set to be sold last month, but was pulled at the las... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The ABAA's Pacific Northwest Chapter is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring a Rare Booksellers' Seminar on Digital Tools and Tricks for the Bookselling Trade. The seminar will be held in Se... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: This item has been recovered. The following photograph album has recently gone missing from a customer's collection. If anyone is offered this album (or parts that sound suspiciously like it) ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]