These items were still reported missing as of June 12, 2019. The following books, among others, have been recorded as stolen in August 2012 from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection of the Templ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2012
Update: We are pleased to report that these items have been recovered. Three volumes of a 5-volume set of the Works of Rabelais, printed by John Hart for Brindley, 1750: Volumes II, III, and V, 12mo v... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America is delighted to announce the winners of the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest! First Prize: Jordan Haug, University of California San Die... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The blog will be silent until after Labor Day as I will be enjoying a little vacation. In the meantime, please visit our Facebook page to get your bookish fix. Enjoy the last days of summer! [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A photo of the book, '1938-1941: Vier Jahre, Hermann-Göring-Werke', courtesy of La Grange Park Public Library Like many libraries, the La Grange Park Public Library in Illinois happily accepts donat... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Paper Passion Here's a way to take your bibliophilia to a whole other level. Fashion icon Karl Lagerfield, publisher Gerhard Steidl, Wallpaper* magazine, and perfumer Geza Schoen have collaborated to... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, 1964 A rare 1960 interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was recently discovered in an attic in Nashville, TN. Stephon Tull was going through boxes in his father's attic... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items were still reported missing as of June 11, 2019. The following seven rare cookbooks were stolen in the past 24 hours: Almanach des Gourmands, 1805 The Honours of the Table, 1791 The Americ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Margaret Mitchell holding her book, circa 1938 (Image via Library of Congress) The estate of Margaret Mitchell has made a multimillion dollar donation to the Archdiocese of Atlanta that includes a 50... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
A copy of Ling Shu published during the Song dynasty. (Not the recently discovered text.) Image via Bejing Digital Museum A very rare Chinese medical text published during the Southern Song Dynasty p... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]