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}]

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}]

Well, not literally. But the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers has announced the winner of the 16th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, and the prize goes to Jon Gilbert for his bibli... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Happily, this item was recovered in 2014. The following item has been reported missing: 1791 version of Boydell's “Illustrations to Shakespeare-Proofs and Etchings”, Volume II. The book is large, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Steve Green, President of the U.S. arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby, recently revealed his purchase of what some scholars believe may be the oldest known Jewish prayer book. The 11 x 10 centimete... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

ABAA Member Dan Wechsler's film 'More Than the Rainbow' won the prize for Best Documentary Feature at the 13th Annual Coney Island Film Festival last month. The film was previously posted about on our... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The following item has gone missing during transit from the UK to the US: Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand-born British physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Ch... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This item is still missing as of 5/28/2019. The following item was reported stolen: Mellis, Daniel. Nothing Beside Remains. Chicago, IL: Daniel Mellis. Limited Edition. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Bl... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]