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Entries from March 2012
On Wednesday, a rare book collection that would leave any modern art enthusiast drooling is set to be auctioned in Paris. The collection comes from a French couple identified only by their initials, ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We are pleased to announce that this year online ticketing is available for our flagship NY Antiquarian Book Fair, which will be held April 12-15 at the Park Avenue Armory. Click on this link to purch... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following books have been reported missing: 1. Apthorpe, Raymond. From tribal rule to modern government : the thirteenth conference proceedings of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute for Social Resea... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Every four years the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) awards the $10,000 Breslauer Prize for Bibliography to the author(s) of the most original and outstanding work on the histor... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Zhenya Dzhavgova, proprietor of Zh Books, is a promising young bookseller who recently attended an ABAA Northern California Chapter meeting as a guest of member Vic Zoschak. Last summer, Zhenya attend... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
This Sunday, the Council of Friends of the Princeton University Library will be holding a Book Adoption Party, which will allow attendees to view a number of rare items from Princeton's special collec... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Pssst! We're less than a month away from the incredible NY Antiquarian Book Fair (April 12-15), held annually at the historic Park Avenue Armory, and we have a small preview of just a few of the excit... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The weather is gloomy here in NYC, but the video below brightened my day and is good for a laugh. Enjoy! Brontë Sisters Power Dolls [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA member Sunday Steinkirchner of B & B Rare Books in Manhattan is the newest contributor for Forbes.com! Her new blog is called 'Home Office' and it will detail Sunday's entrepreneurial life as a r... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]