UPDATED: Books Stolen During Transport in England

By Susan Benne

UPDATE: The books have been recovered.   The following books were stolen during transport in England on July 22, 2011. 1. Ceruti, Benedetto & Chiocco, Andrea; CalceolarI ivn. Veronensis a Benedicto Cervto medico incaeptvm; et ab Andrea Chiocco med. physico excelltiss, collegii luculenter descriptum. Verona Angelus Tamus, 1622. Folio, pp. 46, 748, engraved title page, folded plate of the museum's enterior (a 19th century reproduction of original), 43 engraved plates in the text (8 of which are full page). In 19th century calf and marbled boards, gilt spine panels and titles. 2. Faujas de Saint-Fond, Barthelemy; Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy, revues sue les Exemplaires de la Bibliotheque du Roi aves des Notes. Paris, Chez Ruault, 1777. Quarto, pp. lxxvi, 734, errata. In recased contemporary calf, gilt spine label. corners and boards rubbed and worn, inner hinges re-enforced, light foxing to some text margins, rubber stamp on title page and verso of title page and last text page edge. 3. Agricola, Georgius; De Ortu & Causis Subterraneorum, lib. V. De Natura Eorum quae Effluunt ex terra lib. IIII. De Natura Fossilium lib. X. De Ueteribus & nouis Metallis lib. II. Bermannus, siue De re Metallica Dialogus. Interpretatio Germanica uocum rei Metallicae, addito Indice Foecundissimo. Basileae Per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nic. Episcopium, 1546. Folio, pp. 487 with, blank at page 82 followed by half title, another half title at 165, blank at 415, followed by half title, p... [more UPDATED: Books Stolen During Transport in England]



Stolen: Ingleby's Whole Art of Legerdemain

By Susan Benne

The following item was stolen after being recently acquired at auction: . Ingleby's Whole Art of Legerdemain, containing all the Tricks and Deceptions, (Never before published) as Performed by the Emperor of Conjurors, at the Minor Theatre, With Copious Explanations. Hand-colored frontispiece with robed wizard seated in library showing an open book. xxiv, 98 pages. 12mo, modern blue 3/4 morocco, with original black-lettered wrappers bound in. London: T. Hughes and C. Chaple, (1815). Overall good condition. MCL 543. **Prominently displayed within is a sticker reading "Milbourne Christopher Collection" or "Christopher Collection." If you have any information regarding this item, please contact ABAA Headquarters at hq@abaa.org or 212.944.8291 [more Stolen: Ingleby's Whole Art of Legerdemain]



Member Event: Ray Smith on Photography & Genealogy

By Susan Benne

The Long Island Museum presents: Photography and Genealogy with Ray Smith What’s in a Photograph? Sunday, September 18, 2011 • 2 p.m. ABAA member Ray Smith will be presenting a lecture and workshop on the interrelationship between photography and genealogy, and how research in both fields can compliment one another. Each program is different, depending on what audience members bring for examination. Students in the history of photographic portraiture are often confronted with the problem of identifying and dating portraits. Similarly, researchers in genealogy often have difficulty in attaching a picture to a subject while undertaking intense investigation into family history. The intent of the lecture / workshop is to to offer a bridge between the two fields by suggesting ways one can attach a name to a face (i.e., a photographic portrait), and vice versa, a face to a name. Bring your own family photographs and albums to share! Discussion will include: • Types of 19th century photographs • Analyzing old photos • Guide to collecting photographs • Identifying people in your photographs • Using photos to construct a family tree • Hands-on discussion of visitors’ photographs and albums 1200 Route 25A Stony Brook, NY (631) 751-0066 www.longislandmuseum.org Free with museum admission [more Member Event: Ray Smith on Photography & Genealogy]



NYC Spots for Books Lovers

By Susan Benne

The LA Times has a piece online about the top bibliophilic spots in New York City.  Please click here to read.  A glaring omission made in the article is that if you are planning your bookish journey in April, the NY Antiquarian Book Fair is a must!  (The 2012 Fair runs from April 12-April 15 and will be held at the Park Avenue Armory.) NYC is full of literary landmarks, and there are lots located in my neighborhood downtown.  Petes Tavern in Irving Place immediately comes to mind; its where O. Henry used to hang out reportedly penned The Gift of the Magi there.  Edith Wharton and Henry James both lived alongside Washington Square.  Mark Twain had a townhouse on West 10th Street where he liked to throw lavish parties.  Emma Lazarus (author of the poem The New Collosus, which is inscribed on the Statue of LibertyGive me you tired, your hungry, your poor&) lived nearby on West 10th.  These are just a few that pop into my mind.  Can anyone think of other locations or events the LA Times left out?  I bet we could compile quite a guide! New York Citys spots for book lovers [more NYC Spots for Books Lovers]



CABS from an Attendee's Perspective

By Susan Benne

Last week I posted a link to Lorne Bairs review of his experience as a faculty member for the 2011 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar.  This week we have a brief and lovely essay from Zhenya Dzhavgova, a young bookseller who was able to attend CABS because of a scholarship she received from the ABAAs Elisabeth Woodburn Fund. Enjoy! *************************** One of the Best Decisions I Have Ever Made by Zhenya Dzhavgova It is Saturday night and the time has finally come - in just a few hours I will be flying out to Colorado to attend the highly acclaimed Antiquarian Book Seminar. Thanks to the generous ABAA scholarship I have won I am able to avoid the hassle of navigating cabs and buses in Denver and get a commuter flight into Colorado Springs. A decision, which later makes me rethink its merits when the little jet starts shaking violently, or as our captain puts it: “And now, Dear Passengers, you are experiencing the slight effects of the lovely air currents we have flowing from the majestic Rockies.” The optimistically called CC Inn greets me with a bright and clean room, sans curtains or any other window cover, but with a lot of hangers, which I later find out other people do not have. I love it. Sunday night reception starts out a little hushed, until Kevin Johnson stands up and tells us he has a very important dress code announcement to make, which is that it is mandatory for each of us to wear at least a shirt and a pair of pants to lectures. The all-around gig... [more CABS from an Attendee's Perspective]



Lorne Bair Reviews the 2011 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar

By Lorne W. Bair

ABAA member Lorne Bair has just returned from the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, where he is on faculty. He wrote a very enjoyable piece on his experience at this year's seminar on his blog, which you can read by clicking here. If you are unfamiliar with the program, it is, as Lorne writes, "a full week of 14-hour days devoted to absolutely nothing other than talk of books." If you are an antiquarian bookseller and unfamiliar with CABS, then you need to check it out! "A Game-Changing Education For Aspiring Booksellers" Lorne Bair [more Lorne Bair Reviews the 2011 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar]



Supposed Butch Cassidy Autobiography Inauthentic

By Susan Benne

Brent Ashworth, a Utah rare book dealer and collector, claimed that he had found a 200 page manuscript proving Butch Cassidy did not die in a 1908 shootout, as historians believed, but lived to old age and penned an autobiography. The manuscript is entitled Bandit Invincible: The Story of Butch Cassidy and was written in 1934. It appears to be an extended version of an unpublished novella of the same title by William T. Phillips. Larry Pointer has been on Butch Cassidy's trail for 40 years trying to find out what really happened to him. Pointer had found the truncated version of Bandit Invicible in the 1970s and, although it was a fictionalized biography, there were a number of obscure details that led Pointer to believe that William T. Phillips was in fact Butch Cassidy. Pointer got in touch with Phillips' wife, who denied that Phillips and Cassidy were one and the same, and his son, who was convinced they were. He then had handwriting experts compare Phillips' penmanship with known letters from Cassidy; they confirmed that the two matched. Moreover, there was a striking resemblance between the two men. Pointer was convinced: Phillips was Butch Cassidy. One can only imagine Pointer's excitement when he was contacted by Ashworth about a different manuscript of Bandit Invincible. He began examining additional details offered in the longer manuscript, specifically the names of Cassidy's associates. Using the Atlas of Prisoners at the Wyoming Territorial Prison, he noticed that... [more Supposed Butch Cassidy Autobiography Inauthentic]