“The best book fair in the world.” – Andy Rooney What's got over 200 rare book dealers from around the world, signed books by Martin Luther King, Jr., a pointe shoe worn by Anna Pavlova, and a c... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2017
This item is still missing as of 5/31/2019. The following book has been reported as missing in transit through USPS. It is a unique item, because of the artwork and description, and could easily be di... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Regarded as one of the world's largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, the California International Antiquarian Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about, and... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2017
Three books were stolen from Amber Unicorn in mid-December 2016, and have recently been offered for sale in New York. If you believe you have been offered the items below, please contact: Myrna Donato... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton is a phenomenon, even by the standards of hit Broadway musicals; people who have no hope of getting their paws on a ticket until sometime next year are obsessively listen... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2016
Book Collecting in the United States: A 21st-Century View of Our Collectors, Our Research Libraries, and Our Booksellers While the antiquarian book community is very small worldwide, it has been in th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
When you pick up a book to read, do you also pick up a pencil, ready to mark up the margins with your thoughts and ideas? If so, your written additions are part of a body of writings called marginalia... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
At a time when some brick and mortar antiquarian bookstores are closing their doors in favor of an internet-only presence, Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, of Raptis Rare Books, have gone against the grai... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
I think of myself as a Beatrix Potter fan. I bought some nice reproductions of the original Peter Rabbit stories for my kids when they were young, and my Farmer McGregor impression regularly reduced t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2016
Longtime ABAA-member John Windle has a new endeavor, The William Blake Gallery, a new exhibition space in San Francisco dedicated to works created by the massively influential 18th and 19th century po... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]