“Three columns of unknown verse by the Mad Poet of Broadway: Life is good.” (A brief remembrance of Robert Fraker from Garrett Scott, May 3, 2017.) I probably met Robert Fraker of Savoy Books some... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2017
Entries from April 2017
A look at some of the items currently offered by ABAA members can present a partial, but nonetheless illuminating, history of various editors' attempts to complete, "improve," or make Shakespeare more... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
These items are still missing as of 6/11/19. The following items have been reported stolen: "Comitatus Hollandia", Blaeu, 1608 (ref. Schilder VI, 70) "Comitatus Hollandia" Pieter vanden Keere, 1610 (r... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Belle da Costa Greene Scholarship offers Tuition-plus for Underrepresented Peoples to CABS
By Susan BenneBelle da Costa Greene Scholarship With the goal of actively working to achieve a more diverse and inclusive community of booksellers and librarians, thanks to the generosity of Lisa Unger Baskin, The ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Millions of people who have joined, or watched, the recent protests across the country, beginning with the March for Women, have been struck by the diversity of signs in the crowd. Princess Leia as po... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This item is still missing as of 6/4/2019. The following book has been reported stolen by internet fraud, sold to someone in Los Angeles. (PAINE, Thomas). Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: These items have been recovered. The 13 items below have been reported as lost in transit from Mertztown, PA to NYC. They were shipped via USPS Signed Priority Mail on April 3, with the last r... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2017
These items are still missing as of 6/4/2019. Atlanta Vintage Books was burglarized March 30, 2017 and reports the following material as stolen. The owners, Jan and Bob Bolgla, are continuing to ident... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following books were reported stolen from a home in San Francisco, California: Louis Antoine de Bougainville. A Voyage Round the World. 1772 Arthur Phillip. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botan... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
UPDATE: This item has been recovered. The following book has been reported stolen from Ursus Rare Books. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus. Accompaniment to Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]