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}]
Entries from July 2011
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}]
The British Library has just unveiled a new iPad application that allows users to peruse more than 60,000 19th century books. All of the titles are in the public domain and, unlike e-books, are scanne... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]