The second installment of Kaitlin Manning's new series on taking better pictures of rare books and ephemera. (Review the first part here...) Setting up a home studio does not need to be an expensive a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

One reason books have not been replaced by electronic approximations -- despite many predictions of doom -- is the appeal of the physical objects themselves. Lavish illustrations, careful design, and ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This item is still missing as of 6/2/2019. Mace Neufeld reports that a 2 volume set of HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE PAPER CURRENCY OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES (1865) with numerous examples of colonial curr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Located! These items were recovered as of 10/3/2015. The following four items were allegedly stolen from the home of a collector in Georgia (USA) on July 18, 2015. Please contact us if you are offered... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

A selection of featured items from among those offered by ABAA members, including very rare inscribed, pseudonymous novels by Agatha Christie, a first edition H.G. Wells, rare Robert McCloskey, and an... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Rounding up the rare book news for August... Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Competition Yes, there really is an Ernest Hemingway look-alike competition. This is the guy who won it this year... Lost Colon... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

We thank all who submitted applications. Once again, the ABAA is delighted to be a part of the contest. Without further ado, the 2015 Winners of the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest are: 1s... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Ted Hughes was born on August 17, 1930. He became one of the most-famous poets of the Twentieth Century, and was Great Britain's Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998 (Poet's Laureate tradit... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

These items have been recovered and are no longer missing. These following were possibly left behind in one box in Madison, Virginia: Vols. 7,8, & 9 of the 1778 2nd edition of Johnson's annotated Shak... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

For 27 years, the Colorado Antiquarian Books Seminar (CABS) has provided a training ground for rare book collectors, dealers, and librarians to meet and share their knowledge. Even experienced book de... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]