The NY Times recently reviewed a new book by Travis McDade, the curator of rare books at the University of Illinois College of Law. Thieves of Book Row: New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from June 2013
Two Illinois State University math professors recently authenticated that two math-notebook pages belonged to Abraham Lincoln. The pages were found in the archives of Harvard's Houghton Library and we... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Russ Davidson, the former University of New Mexico Libraries' Latin American/Iberian curator donated $25,000 and pledged an additional $225,000 to the University Libraries to establish an endowment fu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA Woodburn Fund Awards Scholarships to the Colorado Antiquarian Booksellers' Seminar
By Susan BenneThe ABAA is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the Edwin Glaser Scholarships to the Colorado Antiquarian Booksellers' Seminar: Rebecca Bott (Botolphston Books), Lawrence Hammar (Blue Jacket Bo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Paper marbling is a centuries old art of aqueous design that is transferred to paper or fabric. There are several methods of marbling, but the basic process uses a shallow tray of water or viscous muc... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following items were recently stolen from Wentworth & Leggett Rare Books. If you have any information on these items, please contact Barbara Wentworth at 919-688-5311 or 919-479-1938. 1. Arthur... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2013
The deadline for submissions to the 2013 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest has been extended to Monday, June 3 at 5pm. To enter, please visit the following link: apply.abaa.org Please pass a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Capote's edits on the manuscript (image via Toronto Star) Truman Capote's typed Breakfast at Tiffany's manuscript was sold at auction late last month for a whopping $306,000. The 1958 manuscript cont... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Willa Cather was a famously private writer. She destroyed many literary manuscripts, personal papers, and letters, and her will forbade the adaptation of her works into plays or movies and the publica... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Exciting news for ABAA member Greg Gibson: his noir crime novel The Old Turk's Load was just named a Top Crime Fiction Debut by Booklist Online. From Booklist: Pay attention to our debut winners. You'... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]