The New York Public Library currently has an exhibit on display in its flagship building entitled Charles Dickens: The Key to Character. The exhibit "celebrates the power of Dickens's characters to be... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

An extensive Ernest Hemingway collection compiled by a Mississippi physician was donated to the University of South Carolina Columbia and put on display at the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections L... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A rare 161-year-old book of recipes owned by Beatrix Potter is set to go to auction on Thursday. Also for sale is a collection of books and ephemera from Potter's husband William Hellis's personal eff... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

In July, I posted about a rare first English edition of Machiavelli's The Prince (1640) that the head of British auction house Keys found during a collection evaluation. Needless to say, Keys consider... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Maggs Bros. Ltd., a prominent London antiquarian book firm, currently has an exhibition on display that links contemporary art with antiquarian materials. After visiting a group exhibit in which artis... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Tom Congalton, newly elected ILAB President (image via ILAB) Thomas Congalton, proprietor of Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc. and long-time ABAA member, was elected ILAB President yesterday at the... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

These books were still reported missing as of June 11, 2019. The following items were stolen this past weekend in Brooklyn: 1. ; . Painting Illustrated in Three Dialogues, Containing Some Choice Obser... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

There are two exciting book festivals happening this weekend, the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, DC and the Brooklyn Book Festival in, you guessed it, Brooklyn, NY. The Nati... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Chicago's Newberry Library is celebrating its 125-year anniversary with a wonderful exhibit, The Newberry 125, and a number of special events. The Newberry 125 showcases 125 unique items from the libr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A rare, first edition of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with illustrations by Arthur Rackham was recently discovered in a UK charity shop. The 1906 limited edition is bound in vellum, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]