UPDATE: These items were recovered. The following books were stolen in West Springfield, MA. If you have any information regarding any of these titles, please contact Leslie Arthur at 203.789.8081 or ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from July 2011
These items were still missing as of May 30, 2019. The following items were reported stolen: Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood (signed, Limited to 500 Copies, in Original Slipcase).. New York: Random Hous... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: The item was recovered. A first English translation of the Swiss Family Robinson ("The Family Robinson Crusoe" by M. Wiss) published in two volumes in 1814 in the original publisher's boards (... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: John Gilkey was apprehended yesterday, July 14th. He is returning to San Francisco in police custody. Please be aware that convicted fraudster and thief John Gilkey is operating once again... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Sadly, Bartleby's Books closed its brick and mortar shop in Georgetown last weekend. Click here to view a brief video on the story. No matter where they are selling from, I'm sure John and Karen will ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Click here to read this brief post about 20th century boys' serial fiction by ABAA member Vic Zoschak, Jr. of Tavistock Books! Collecting Rare Books and First Editions: "Every Boy Needs A Hero" [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from June 2011
UPDATE: These books have been recovered; however, the thief is still at large. Over 190 titles have gone missing from the University of Hawaii-Manoa Library, the majority of which were travel related ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Today is Bloomsday, the day of celebration for James Joyce's tome, Ulysses. (The novel follows protagonist Leopold Bloom through Dublin over the course of one day, June 16, 1904.) Below I have include... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Designer Nate Burgos has launched an ongoing video project called Rare Book Feast. In his description of the project, Nate writes: "This series is about the timeless character of books. Their message ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
In early April, I posted about an amazing find that member Ken Sanders made at a charity event in Sandy, Utaha German language Nuremberg Chronicle from 1494. The owner had no idea what he possessed; ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]