Items from the collection of James Strand began appearing on the open market in August, seemingly pillaged from Strand's Portland-area residence after he passed away early in the year. Strand was know... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2023
Edit: You can view a recording of this event here: -- -- The Brown Bag Lunch Series, presented by the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative, is a series of short virtual talks covering various topics, from cr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2023
The Raab Collection is looking for a Medieval Manuscript Specialist. See below the job description. Medieval Manuscript Specialist at The Raab Collection Rare opportunity to help build and develop a m... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from October 2023
Edit: You can view a recording of this event here: -- -- The Brown Bag Lunch Series, presented by the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative, is a series of short virtual talks covering various topics, from cr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The 45th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston's Back Bay, October 27-29, 2023. (More details here...) Celebrating its 45th year, this three-day e... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Library of Congress Names Stephanie Stillo Chief of Rare Book and Special Collections
By Susan BenneThe Library of Congress named Stephanie Stillo the new chief of the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Stillo joined the Library in 2016 and previously served as the curator of the ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Mystery Pier Books on Hollywood's famed Sunset Boulevard has no shortage of celebrity clients, and their instagram account captures some of the famous faces that visit their shop in search of first ed... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from September 2023
Meet the latest antiquarian booksellers accepted as members of the ABAA. New Full Members: Donald Lippincott, Open Boat Booksellers Don Lippincott is a lifelong New Englander and has been involved in ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Rare book donations are being sought for an auction to help "turn the page" on Russian aggression in Ukraine. Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers (HUBB for short) is preparing an international rar... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA-member Kenneth Gloss, an internationally known rare book specialist and appraiser who runs the Brattle Book Shop in Boston and appears on national TV, will speak at New York's Grolier Club to tal... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]