Howard S. Mott, Inc. is celebrating its 75th Anniversary! Howard S. Mott, Inc. was one of the founding firms of the ABAA, joining in 1949 when the association was formed.  Proprietor Donald N. Mott ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A comic book collector and dealer, Gary Colabuono, displayed a number of very rare ashcan comic books last weekend at Chicagos Comic Con.  An ashcan comic is a hand drawn, unfinished version of a co... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The Victoria & Albert Museum has a neat video on their website that shows the process of creating a hand-printed and hand-bound octavo. Please click here to watch (Note: there is no audio on the video... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This item was still reported missing as of May 30, 2019. The following item was reported missing during transport: Eleonora Maria Rosalia, Herzogin zu Troppau und Jagerndorff. FREYWILLIG-AUFFGESPRUNGE... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Did you know that the Folger Shakespeare Library has its own YouTube channel?  Theres a variety of interesting videos on there, definitely worth checking out. Below Ive included links to two vide... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The Rare Book School had some wonderful course offerings this year (as they do every summer!). ABAA member and past President Tom Congalton of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. was there as instruct... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

New to the rare book world and need to brush up on some important trade related jargon? Check out the ABAA's abbreviated Glossary of Terms on abaa.org! [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This year the Caxton Club published Other People's Books: Association Copies and the Stories They Tell, a collection of essays about the stories behind a number of association copies. (An association ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The following review of ABAA member David Bromer's Aun Aprendo: A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Writings of Aldous Leonard Huxley was written by fellow member Brian Cassidy. It appeared in the ABA... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

UPDATE: The book has been recovered. The following item has gone missing during shipping between NYC and Toronto: GALILEI, Galileo. Dialogo di Galileo Galilei… sopra i due massimi Sistemi del mondo ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]