The following items have been reported stolen: Title : Manière de bien bastir pour toutes sortes de personnes Augmentations de nouveaux bastimens faits en France. Authors : LE MUET Pierre. Date of pu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2012
Today marks the bicentennial of Charles Dickens's birth and there are some notable festivities occurring! I've previously posted about the wonderful exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum in NYC, whic... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following item has been reported stolen: Title : Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium Authors : Joao Barbosa Rodrigues Date of publication : 1903 Description : 2 volumes If you have any information on th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2012
We can help you out! In addition to having a number of ABAA members in Southern California who perform qualified appraisals, there will be two events at the 45th California International Antiquarian B... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Center for Jewish History in New York, which houses the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum and the ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Michael Dirda: "The Thrill of the Hunt: The Serendipitous Pleasures of Book Collecting"
By Susan BenneAttendees to the 2011 Awards Ceremony for the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest were lucky enough to hear Michael Dirda give a talk entitled "The Thrill of the Hunt: The Serendipitous Pleasu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 10, 2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title : Foxes Book of Martyrs Authors : Foxes Description : Description from a recent NADFAS inve... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Here's the equally hysterical second part of Stephen Colbert's interview with Maurice Sendak: The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive The ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Last night The Colbert Report aired part one of a two part interview with renowned author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, and it was hilarious. For your viewing pleasure, Grim Colberty Tales with Maur... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following items have been reported missing: 1. Aesop Naturaliz'd; in a collection of fables and stories from Aesop, Lochman, Pilpay, and others. London: printed for D. Midwinter, 1711. Third editi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]