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}]
Entries from September 2014
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Munich-based auction house Zisska & Lacher (formerly Zisska & Schauer) has provided a list of the books confiscated or withdrawn from their auction No. 59 (May 20...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}]
The American Antiquarian Society was recently awarded the National Humanities Medal. We caught up with the Society's director, Ellen S. Dunlap, to hear all about it. Founded in 1812, the Society house... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]