The ABAA is now accepting entries for the 2013 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. To apply, please visit the following link: apply.abaa.org. The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2013. Ple... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from April 2013
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : A View of the Harbour Authors : Taylor (Elizabeth) Date of publication : 1947 Publisher : Davies, London Description : Original dark blue cloth, li... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
If you're in town for the NY Book Fair, ABAA member Jeremy Norman currently has an exhibition on display at the Grolier Club. "A Count With Taste, and Sticky Fingers" surveys the life and infamous car... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Booksellers setting up this morning We are only a day away from opening night of the NY Antiquarian Book Fair, an event not to be missed by anyone who has a passion. You're probably thinking: You forg... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA member Greg Gibson, proprietor of Ten Pound Island Book Company, has just released his latest book, a noir crime novel entitled The Old Turk's Load . The story takes place in 1967 Manhattan and t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
It was announced in March that Joel Silver was appointed as Director of one of the country's foremost rare book libraries, Indiana University's Lilly Library. The Lilly Library houses over 400,000 ra... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A friend clued us in to this blog post on Flavorwire. The giggly, gleeful Ginsberg at age 16 is especially charming. Photos [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Stolen: The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed
By Susan BenneThis item has been recovered as of 5/24/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title : The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2013
This item is still missing as of 5/28/2019. Rollins, William (Jr.). The Shadow Before. Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, 1934. 389 pp. Original black cloth, orange backing to black text, orange t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Today, the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America joined with the Authors Guild, the American Association of Publishers, and other organizations, objecting to the Internet Corporation for Ass... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]