It was announced in March that Joel Silver was appointed as Director of one of the country's foremost rare book libraries, Indiana University's Lilly Library. The Lilly Library houses over 400,000 ra... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from April 2013
A friend clued us in to this blog post on Flavorwire. The giggly, gleeful Ginsberg at age 16 is especially charming. Photos [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Stolen: The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed
By Susan BenneThis item has been recovered as of 5/24/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title : The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2013
This item is still missing as of 5/28/2019. Rollins, William (Jr.). The Shadow Before. Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, 1934. 389 pp. Original black cloth, orange backing to black text, orange t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Today, the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America joined with the Authors Guild, the American Association of Publishers, and other organizations, objecting to the Internet Corporation for Ass... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This June, King's College at the University of Cambridge will hold a two-day conference on book collectors and collecting. The conference will commemorate the centennial birthday of the eminent biblio... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Update 5/24/19: This item has been recovered! The following item has been reported stolen: Habits of Monks Anonymous. No title: . . 16mo (8.7 cm x 222.5 cm; 3.4 x 87.6"). 36 hand-colored plates on pp.... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following item was reported stolen: Mark Twain (Clemens, Samuel L.). HUCKLEBERRY FINN. 1885. First edition, first issue. Green pictorial cloth. Nice, very good copy. If you have any information on... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
At the link you can watch the 2012 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest awards ceremony, which was held at the Library of Congress last October. The video includes a few remarks from the prizew... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following items, consisting of pamphlets, pocket maps, leaflets, brochures and photographs, were in a leather covered file box/pamphlet bin that went missing in San Francisco: 1. Circular. Burling... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]