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}]
Entries from February 2011
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}]
Entries from January 2011
Last May, the Brooklyn Historical Society discovered a rare 1770 Ratzer map in its possession. The map was delivered to the society's office in May along with a shipment of other maps and prints from ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Please contact Susan Benne at ABAA Headquarters (212-944-8291 or hq@abaa.org) if you are offered or know the whereabouts of the following: The Hobbit, first impression with first state jacket. Georg... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: Book has been recovered Missing book, San Francisco-Berkeley and Bay area: Missing in transit, following an appraisal at the Turtle Island Book Shop. It left the shop on December 4th, and ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2010
These items were still reported missing as of May 29, 2019. The books listed below have gone missing from Randall House. All the books should have price and notes penciled in the back, with id numbers... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Check out this article, Glorious Patriotism: The Britain in Pictures Series, written by ABAA member Priscilla Lowry-Gregor and published in Firsts Magazine in December 2009. [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
An article from the online version of the Wall Street Journal about collecting. Collecting Literary Treasures [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
An interesting New York Times article on Litquake and the literary scene in San Francisco; several ABAA firms are mentioned- Bolerium, Libros Latinos, Meyer Boswell- and there's a nice paragraph on Jo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]