Update: this item has been recovered. The following item was reported missing: Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894-1895. Two volumes. First ed... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2014
Through the Lens: A look at Florence Shay through the photographs of her husband Art Shay
By Susan BenneFlorence Shay in the summer of 1942 when she and Art met at camp. Photograph by Art Shay Chicago Magazine recently published a lovely tribute for ABAA member Florence Shay who passed away in August 2... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2013
This item is still missing and considered lost as of 5/28/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: FLEMING, IAN. Diamonds Are Forever. New York: Macmillan, 1956. First American Edition. A fi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item is still missing as of 5/25/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Pierre Bonfons. Les Antiqvutez et Chose plus Remarquabes de Paris . . . Paris: Nicolas Bonfons, 1608. 8vo, cont... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2013
The ABAA is delighted to welcome the following members to, or to a new status within, the Association: Katharina Koch, Books Tell You Why, Inc.; Linda S. Moore, Alcuin Books; Kevin Mullen, Mullen Boo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Longtime friend of the ABAA Nicholas Basbanes will be signing copies of his latest book, On Paper, at the upcoming Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. You can find him at the ABAA Booth at 1pm... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We are only nine days away from opening night of our 36th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair and I am ready to head north to Beantown! I'm excited to see all the wonderful material- bo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from October 2013
The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers by Francis Darwin (image via Open Culture Charles Darwin is famously known as the father of evolution, but did you realize he was also the devoted fathe... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We're less than a week away from Halloween, so it seems only fitting to do a little round-up of a few spine-tingling titles. All the items listed below are currently being offered for sale by our memb... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: We are pleased to report that these items have been recovered and returned to their owner. The following three items were stolen last week and offered yesterday in Phoenix: Noritané, Ninagaw... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]