“The book was a vehicle to connect a family.” –Henry Roth For more than 35 years, Lawrence Fox has served as the ABAA's legal counsel and also as one of our members' good customers. Larry is kno... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2016
ABAA members will be bringing their best items to the 56th annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair during the second week of April, 2016. Below, we have a few highlights from our members (in no particul... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Thomas Patten of the New Canaan, CT Police Department reports the following item stolen from a private residence: Faded royal blue volume of Moby Dick housed in a protective beige colored box with a b... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Cheryl Needle, an antiquarian bookseller from Pepperell, MA, died in January. Born in 1948, she is survived by children and grandchildren, her partner of 25+ years, Frank Infante, her former husband a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items are still missing as of 6/2/2019. A couple of books have "gone missing" from Black Swan Books in Richmond. Please contact Nick Cooke if offered. (1) Robert Craig. Rules and Regulations for... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: These items have been recovered! PLATO. The Republic of Plato. In Ten Books. Translated From the Greek by H. Spens. With a Preliminary Discourse Concerning the Philosophy of the Ancients By th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
David Terry Reports Theft of 3,000+ Books "I owned a loft in Oakland, California that just sold. This past weekend, I moved all my contents out of the loft, including my lovingly-curated library of 3,... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2016
Chicago colleague Larry Van de Carr's 2008 Silver Ford XLT van (with Illinois "environmental" license plates) full of his stock was stolen in Oakland, California. The inventory is largely rare science... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items are still missing as of 5/31/2019. Two items went missing from Pryor-Johnson Rare Books at Crawford-Doyle Booksellers. 1. Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood. A True Account of a Multiple Murder... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
More than 200 rare book dealers, including many ABAA members, from around the world are preparing to exhibit at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena, CA over the weekend of F... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]