Update: This item has been recovered! The following item has been reported missing: MERRILL, Dana B. (Photographer)w. . (ca 1909-1912). Small oblong 8vo. album. Black textured board, 5.5” x 8” approx. “Brazil” in white album pen to front cover. Photographic map mounted to front pastedown. With 61 vintage photographs glue-mounted recto and verso, plus one remarkable 5-panel, 2.5' fold-out panorama of Porto Velho. Most images 5.75” x 6.75”, some smaller. Eleven hand-colored. Most numbered in the negative. All clearly captioned in English. Rubbed at joints; some bumping, wear. Binding cocked. A few leaves tender at gutter. Apparently complete. Very good. If you have any information on this item, please contact Brian Cassidy at (301) 589-0789 or books@briancassidy.net. [more Missing: Original Photo Album of Madeira-Mamore Railroad Construction]

This item is still missing as of 6/12/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title: A Display of Heraldry Authors: GUILLIM, John (1565-1621). Date of publication: 1610 Publisher: Printed by William Hall, London Description: FIRST EDITION. Folio. Recently respined and recornered, possibly in panelled calf. If you have any information on this item, please contact Adrian Harrington at rare@harringtonbooks.co.uk. [more Stolen: ‘A Display of Heraldry’ (1610)]

This item is still missing as of 6/11/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Autograph note signed, April 16, 1785, with address panel, to “Monsier Ruston, Hotel d'Orleans, Palais Royal.” “Mr. Jefferson's compliments to Mr. Ruston and begs the honor of his company to dinner on Tuesday next the 19th instant.” If you have any information pertaining to this document, please contact The Raab Collection at 800-977-8333 or nathan@raabcollection.com. [more Stolen: Jefferson Autograph Note]

The following book is missing, presumed stolen, from NY Book Fair, March 13, 2017. STEELE . An Essay upon Gardening, Containing a Catalogue of Exotic Planes for the Stoves and Green-Houses of the British Gardens… York: Printed for Author, By G. Peacock, 1793. 4to (25.7 x 20.1 cm). Description: Later 19th century half calf on pebble maroon paper boards. The front cover is loose, almost off. Raised bands with double gilt lines; gilt title in upper panel; wear to edges. Collation: xxii , , 126, , , 127- 159, , , , 102, , pp. + 3 copper engraved folded plates. The text has some edge dusting and minor toning. Plates and Explanation pages have toning and minor to moderate foxing, plates only. The text block has been trimmed slightly, resulting in absence of plate mark at head and tail of plates. Details of plates is not affected, only blank m... [more Stolen in New York]

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 (ref. Schilder VI, 71) "Novus XVII Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum Typus" Blaeu, 1608, 2nd state (ref. Schilder VI, 52) Cornelis van Dalen, Portret van Maurits von Siegen, engraved portrait (Hollstein 137) Lambert Visscher, Portret van Johan de Wit, engraved portrait (Hollstein 31, 2nd state, before the addition of Cornelis de Witt) F.B. van Berkenrode, "Huys te Honsholredyk", engraved view (Hollstein 16) If you have any information on these items please contact Peter Everaers at secundus@zeelandnet.nl. [more Stolen Maps and Engravings]

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 recorded tracking on April 5 in Philadelphia. The inventory numbers in parentheses may be listed in pencil in the upper left corner of the front endpaper. If you have information or believe you have been offered the items, please contact Charles Agvent (610-682-4750 / info@charlesagvent.com). Items Lost in Transit WASHINGTON, Booker T. UP FROM SLAVERY. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901. First Edition. Original gilt-lettered red cloth. Classic turn-of-the-century autobiography by the successor to Frederick Douglass as the foremost American black leader of his time. Born a slave, Washington founded Tuskegee Institute, becoming its first ... [more Items Lost in Transit from Mertztown, PA to NYC]

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 identify what material is missing. They can be contacted at (770) 457-2919 or avbooks@att.net. 1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed British 1st edition, book and dj fine condition, letter of authenticity included (possibly the Order of the Phoenix stolen also, same description) 2. Winnie the Pooh, Limited Signed First Edition. 71/350 numbered copies signed by Milne & Shepard, Methuen & Co, 1927, book/fine, dust jacket/near fine Limited Signed First Edition. 1/350 numbered copies signed by Milne & Shepard. Made with handmade paper. This is number 71. There is a 1" circular stain on the spine of dust wrapper and light fading to jacket; the... [more Stolen from Atlanta Vintage Books]

This item is still missing as of 5/31/2019. The following book has been reported as missing in transit through USPS. It is a unique item, because of the artwork and description, and could easily be distinguished from other copies of the book. For additional information, or if you believe you have been offered the book, please contact Rowan Dordick (bybooksalone@aol.com). Jackson, Chevalier. The Life of Chevalier Jackson: An Autobiography. With an Original, inscribed Print By Jackson Tipped in at Front.. New York: Macmillan, 1938. Second Printing. Original Cloth. Near Fine / Very Good. Tipped onto stub of front flyleaf (the rest of which has been removed) an original print by Jackson signed in pencil "Mother" and "Chevalier Jackson" and "Aunt Sue to Howard." Inscribed on dedication leaf: "Greetings/to/Howard/and his Family/from the folks/a... [more Missing In Transit: Chevalier Jackson Autobiography]

Three books were stolen from Amber Unicorn in mid-December 2016, and have recently been offered for sale in New York. If you believe you have been offered the items below, please contact: Myrna Donato, Amber Unicorn Books amberunicorn2@embarqmail.com (702) 648-9303 Descriptions of the items: An African Holiday by Sutton, Robert L. C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, Mo, 1924. HC, blue Cloth, Gilt Stamped. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good,. Pictorial Covers. First Edition. Signed on bfep.180pp. Photo illustrated, heavy stock gloss paper. Condition DJ: Chips and rips, old sticker removed taking part of DJ picture. Size: 8vo 8 3/4 x 6. Signed by Author. Hardback. $150.00 Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains by Drannan, William F. Capt. Rhodes & McClure, Chicago, 1900. HC, Dark Green Cloth Silver Gt. Book Condi... [more Three Stolen Books Offered in NY]

This item is still missing as of 5/31/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Title : Handwritten Civil War Diary of Arminius Wesley Bill Author : (Arminius Wesley Bill) Date of publication : Sep. 20 1861, to July 20, 1865 Description : The cover reads "Personal history during the Civil War. Arminius Wesley Bill DIARY Sep. 20 1861, to July 20, 1865. Three years and ten months." Also on the cover is a color drawing of two crossed flags and the quote "The flag I love shall float on high, and cover my coffin when I die." The book is heavily annotated with hand-drawn maps and newspaper articles. Contact : Wendy Connal Director, Bill Memorial Library 240 Monument St. Groton, CT 06340 Email : wconnal@billmemorial.org Phone : 860-445-0392 For full details, please click on the link to the www.stolen-book.org website. [more Stolen from Bill Memorial Library: Handwritten Civil War Diary of Arminius Wesley Bill]