In an effort to assist in the recovery of materials missing as a result of the Carnegie Library theft, the ABAA would like to bring to the public's attention the list of items believed stolen. Click t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2019
The following items were stolen last weekend during a robbery in Roanoke, Virginia: Three volume Lord of the Rings, 1st edition in jackets. George Allen & Unwin, fourth, sixth and eighth impressions. ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A book sent from London to the William Reese Company in New Haven, CT has gone missing in shipment. It was sent in July, and almost certainly addressed to the wrong recipient (likely a bookseller in t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Missing: Disney Gremlins and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through the Looking Glass…
By Susan BenneUPDATE: These items have been recovered. If you know the whereabouts of these items, please contact Larry O'Shaughnessy, Larry@franklinbooks.com, 800-627-3890 or 908-323-3686. Alice's Adventures in Wo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following book is missing after having been marked as delivered to Marc Kuritz of Churchill Book Collector in San Diego on July 22nd: Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence, copy #313/750 of the... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA-member Weller Book Works turns 90! Anniversary celebration for the Salt Lake institution, Saturday, August 17, from 4 - 6 PM! Who'd have thought a small used bookstore founded two months before t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following three books are missing as a result of fraudulent orders from the UK (London). If you are offered these items, please contact Marc Younger of Aleph-Bet Books: Marc Younger Aleph-Bet Book... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from July 2019
The following item went missing during transit after passing Canadian customs: ERASMUS, Desiderius. Institutio principis christiani, saluberrimis referta praeceptis, per Erasmum Roterodam, ab eodem re... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: This has been recovered. Someone Like You by Roald Dahl First Edition. Signed by the author and dated Nov. 11, 1953. A card inscribed by Patricia Neal (signed “Pat”) presenting the book is... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
B&B Rare Books is missing a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that was sent to London (technically Essex). If anyone is offered a first of Charlie, please contact info@bbrarebooks. Attached is a photo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]