The ABAA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 National Collegiate Book Collecting Competition. 1st Place Alexander M. Koch, The Breath and Breadth of the Maine Woods Unity College 2nd Place ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from September 2017
Q: What stopped me in my tracks as I perused this week's batch of new catalogs? A: Everything from the national importance of a presidential inaugural address to the particulars of a menu from a dinne... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item is still missing as of 6/12/2019. The following Dard Hunter titles (all oversize books) have been reported stolen from the University of New Mexico's Center for Southwest Research and Specia... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2017
Over the course of my week, I read through most of the new catalogs published by ABAA member and survey items newly listed on abaa.org. The books detailed below are the ones that caught my eye this we... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA members will be exhibiting at the upcoming Brooklyn Book Fair in Greenpoint, September 8-10, 2017. Although not sponsored by the ABAA, this is a fast-growing book fair which attracts an eclectic ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We're debuting a new recurring feature this week, in which I detail the top items that caught my eye as I perused new listings on the website and new catalogs announced by members. This is no more tha... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We first learned that Jack Hanrahan died from his friends Rusty and Veta Mott, who wrote to us, "It is with sadness that we yet again pass along the news of the death of a wonderful friend and colleag... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 17, 2019. The following item was reported stolen: Pater, Walter (Translation). Song of Demeter and her Daughter Persephone. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seym... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We mourn the passing of Ed Glaser, who died on July 31, 2017 at 88 years old. He was universally cherished for his humor, wisdom, ethics and generosity, and he was part of the book trade and its cultu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from July 2017
The idea of the beach read encapsulates how most people seem to regard reading in the 21st century: a solitary activity, preferably performed in a comfortable place, and accompanied by an alcoholic be... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]