Ray Smith of R.W. Smith Bookseller has published his long awaited photo book, In Time We Shall Know Ourselves (images available at the link). It contains 52 photographs from a three-month photographi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from September 2014
UPDATE - The box of books have arived after two months of travel. A small box shipped from a bookbinder in Bath, England sent to Santa Monica, CA has gone missing. Five books were returned, four pamph... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item is still missing as of 5/29/2019. The following item was reported missing in transit: CUMING, Fortesque (1762-1828). Sketches of a Tour to the Western Country, Through the States of Ohio and... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Hello. And greetings from England. When I was asked by the ABAA to become a contributor to The New Antiquarian, I was delighted. But what to write? Much is made of the differences between British and ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE (12/8/14): BOOK RECOVERED Bromer Booksellers has reported a missing children's book (description below). If you are offered this item, please contact Bromer Booksellers at (617) 247-2818 or ema... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Zisska & Lacher list of books from auction No. 59 (May 2012) possibly stolen from Girolamini Library
By Susan BenneAt the request of the ILAB Committee, Munich-based auction house Zisska & Lacher (formerly Zisska & Schauer) has provided a list of the books confiscated or withdrawn from their auction No. 59 (May 20... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item is still missing as of 5/28/2019. The following item has been reported missing: Nelson Mandela's LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, signed by Mandela with the signature dated "25 5 95" (May 5, 1995). The... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2014
Ernest Wessen's letters are a must for aspiring Americana dealers In his memoir, The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter my idol, Charlie Everitt, refers to his wife as “Mrs. Everitt.” I like the old... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Forrest Media, a Canadian graphic design and media production company, put together a nice animated short on the history of typography. [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Facebook 101 Let's start with a little statistic: Facebook has over 1 billion active users; Earth has about 7 billion users by last count. Now, I know book dealers are not always known for their math ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]