The following was reported missing: FitzGerald, Edward. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. London: George G. Harrap & Co., . 8vo, (110) pp. With 15 tipped-in illustrations by Willy Pogany. Full green morocco... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2013
Member Ken Karmiole Founds Endowment Fund to Support UCLA's Archival Studies Programs and Lectu
By Susan BenneABAA member Ken Karmiole (Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.) has generously given UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) a $100,000 endowment to support Archival Studies a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2012
Stolen: THE MORMON WIFE: A Life Story of the Sacrifices and Suffering of a Woman (1843)
By Susan BenneThe following item was reported stolen on the weekend of December 1 in Seattle: Near fine copy of Maria Ward's THE MORMON WIFE: A LIFE STORY OF THE SACRIFICES AND SUFFERING OF A WOMAN. 1873. Hartford ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Residents of Malton, a market town located in North Yorkshire, banded together and raised funds for the purchase of a rare inscribed copy of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. A number of the charac... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The appeal of natural history books and prints is twofold, as they are both of scientific and artistic interest. They present a snapshot in time of scientific understanding of the natural world and th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2012
The only confirmed photograph of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic will be offered at auction next month. The photo was taken by the captain of the S.S. Estonian two days before the infamous crash occ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
I've been taking a fabulous course on rare books through NYU SCPS and the greatest part about it is that each session features a guest lecturer and/or a trip. We have visited the Morgan Library & Muse... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Atlantic recently featured a post on tintype photography and a short video about Harry Taylor, a modern professional photographer who uses the technique in his own work. I found the process intere... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : 'Ignavia' (a print of a cartoon of Lord North) Authors : J Boyne Date of publication : 1 February 1784 Publisher : E Hedges, 92 Cornhill, London De... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : King James Bible Date of publication : 1634 Publisher : Robert Barker, London Description : A heavy leather-bound Bible which has sustained damage ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]