In 1863, Union Army Captain William A. Treadwill of the 4th New York Regiment took a book of court records from a Virginia county courthouse and shipped it north to Boston, presumably to keep the book... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from October 2011
I found a great post about Books of Hours on a French blog about medieval manuscripts, and it provided several videos on various Books of Hours. Below I have included a short informational video on th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items were still reported missing as of June 6, 2019. The following items were stolen: Title : Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of Young Persons. By the Author of the Blind Child Authors : Date o... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
In anticipation of the 75th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, Harper Collins has announced that it will be releasing 110 of Tolkien's original illustrations for the book, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items were still reported missing as of June 6, 2019. The following items were reported stolen: Title : The Genuine Book. An Inquiry, or, Delicate Investigation, into the Conduct of Her Royal Hi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item was still reported missing as of June 3, 2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title: Hispania Damiani a Goes Equitis Lusitani Authors: GOES (GÓIS), Damiao de Date of publicati... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
It has just been announced that ABAA member Larry McMurtry of Booked Up in Archer City, TX will be stepping in as the "New Books" columnist for Harper's Magazine. He will be filling in for Zadie Smith... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Please click here to read an article about ABAA member John W. Freas of Tamerlane Books. Nice article, John! John Freas' library is his portrait [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This book was still reported missing as of May 30, 2019. A copy of Mountain Interval by Robert Frost was stolen. The book was either a first or second edition. It had a dark blue cover and the gold gi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Last fall, Johns Hopkins' Sheridan Libraries acquired the Dr. Elliott and Eileen Hinkes Collection of Rare Books in the History of Science. The collection is comprised of more than 300 items, which Dr... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]