On Wednesday, a rare book collection that would leave any modern art enthusiast drooling is set to be auctioned in Paris. The collection comes from a French couple identified only by their initials, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2012
We are pleased to announce that this year online ticketing is available for our flagship NY Antiquarian Book Fair, which will be held April 12-15 at the Park Avenue Armory. Click on this link to purch... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following books have been reported missing: 1. Apthorpe, Raymond. From tribal rule to modern government : the thirteenth conference proceedings of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute for Social Resea... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Every four years the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) awards the $10,000 Breslauer Prize for Bibliography to the author(s) of the most original and outstanding work on the histor... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Zhenya Dzhavgova, proprietor of Zh Books, is a promising young bookseller who recently attended an ABAA Northern California Chapter meeting as a guest of member Vic Zoschak. Last summer, Zhenya attend... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This Sunday, the Council of Friends of the Princeton University Library will be holding a Book Adoption Party, which will allow attendees to view a number of rare items from Princeton's special collec... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Pssst! We're less than a month away from the incredible NY Antiquarian Book Fair (April 12-15), held annually at the historic Park Avenue Armory, and we have a small preview of just a few of the excit... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The weather is gloomy here in NYC, but the video below brightened my day and is good for a laugh. Enjoy! Brontë Sisters Power Dolls [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA member Sunday Steinkirchner of B & B Rare Books in Manhattan is the newest contributor for Forbes.com! Her new blog is called 'Home Office' and it will detail Sunday's entrepreneurial life as a r... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America is delighted to announce that Sid Lapidus and Jay and Jean Kislak have been awarded the ABAA and ILAB Patron of Honor. The ABAA feels these individu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]