UPDATE: RECOVERED The following item has been reported missing: Graham, Benjamin. The Intelligent Investor. First edition in pristine condition and original dust jacket. Contains the following inscription from Warren Buffett: “To Jason Zweig, who ably carries the torch that Ben lit.” The book also includes a personal letter from Mr. Buffett congratulating Mr. Zweig on the publication of the 2003 revised edition. If you have any information on this item, please contact Jason Zweig at jason.zweig@gmail.com. [more Missing: Inscribed Copy of ‘The Intelligent Investor’]

The ABAA is delighted to welcome the following new members to the Association: Kara Accettola, Little Sages Books; John D. Kehoe, John Kehoe Bookseller; Michael Laird, Michael Laird Rare Books LLC; Thomas F. Nealon, Pazzo Books; Kurt A. Sanftleben, Read 'Em Again Books; Daniel Whitmore, Whitmore Rare Books. Read a little more about each member below. Full Members Kara Accettola, Little Sages Books (Cooper City, FL) A self-proclaimed perpetual optimist and student of life, Kara Accettola was looking for her life's work when she stumbled into the antiquarian world and started Little Sages Books in 2008. With a penchant for oddities and a love of beauty, she remains a generalist bookseller and ephemerist with favor for the visually captivating and culturally relevant. She balances a busy fair and travel calendar with the comfort of home and family. John D. Kehoe, John Kehoe Bookseller (Norwalk, CT) John Kehoe's introduction to bookselling came the old fashioned way, as a scout in the pre-Internet era. While working as a crane operator (IUOE, Local 478) and a magazine editor and writer (bylines in Rolling Stone, Cigar Aficiando and Pest Control Technology Magazine, among other publications), his travels took him throughout the country, where he began to scout for resalable books (or at least those he thought were resalable). With impeccable timing, in October 2008 he opened John Kehoe Bookseller at the Antique and Artisan Center, in Stamford, CT. Defying both the trends and the o... [more New Members Admitted to the ABAA]

Update: this item has been recovered. The following item was reported missing: Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894-1895. Two volumes. First editions, first printings. The Jungle Book (1894) is illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling, William Henry Drake, and Paul Frenzeny. The Second Jungle Book (1895) is illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling. Both volumes bound in the publisher's navy cloth, spines lettered in gilt, pictorial jungle images based on artwork by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling stamped to the front boards in gilt, all edges gilt. Both near fine copies, with some minor rubbing to the extremities, former owner's bookplates to the front pastedowns, spine very lightly starting after the preface in The Jungle Book, otherwise both have sturdy spines, a hint of scattered light foxing to The Second Jungle Book, otherwise both have clean and crisp pages. Overall, a bright and very attractive set of the Jungle Books. If you are offered the item, please contact B & B Rare Books at (646) 652-6766 or jmann@bbrarebooks.com. [more Missing: First Edition Set of 'The Jungle Book']

Florence Shay in the summer of 1942 when she and Art met at camp. Photograph by Art Shay Chicago Magazine recently published a lovely tribute for ABAA member Florence Shay who passed away in August 2012. The piece is based on an upcoming exhibit by Florence's husband Art Shay, the accomplished photojournalist, and the photographs present an intimate portrait of the intelligent, vivacious woman Art spent over 67 years with. My Florence opens at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago on January 27th and runs through May 24, 2014. [more Through the Lens: A look at Florence Shay through the photographs of her husband Art Shay]

This item is still missing and considered lost as of 5/28/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: FLEMING, IAN. Diamonds Are Forever. New York: Macmillan, 1956. First American Edition. A fine copy in a lightly soiled, price-clipped dust jacket. If you have any information on this item, please contact Peter Stern at (617) 542-2376 or info@sternrarebooks.com. [more Stolen: First American Edition of 'Diamonds Are Forever']

This item is still missing as of 5/25/2019. The following item has been reported stolen: Pierre Bonfons. Les Antiqvutez et Chose plus Remarquabes de Paris . . . Paris: Nicolas Bonfons, 1608. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine elaborately gilt decorated, maroon morocco label, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, a.e. stained red. Engraved title and 55 wood engravings in the text by Jean Rabel. The second edition, rewritten and augmented by Pierre Bonfons. Brunet II, 307. Gilles Corrozet's famous 16th century guide to the antiquities of Paris (first published in 1532), substantially augmented by Pierre Bonfons and first published in this revised edition in 1607. Corrozet's work, one of the earliest historical guidebooks of its kind and an early example of interest in antiquarianism and archeology, went through nine editions in his lifetime (1510-1568). There are substantial additions to this edition. See above. If you have any information regarding this item, please contact John Crichton at (415) 247-2818 or books@brickrow.com. [more Stolen: 'Les Antiqvutez et Chose plus Remarquabes de Paris . . .' (1608)]

The ABAA is delighted to welcome the following members to, or to a new status within, the Association: Katharina Koch, Books Tell You Why, Inc.; Linda S. Moore, Alcuin Books; Kevin Mullen, Mullen Books, Inc.; and Lynne Veatch, The Veatchs Arts of the Book. Read a little more about each member below. Full Members Katharina Koch, Books Tell You Why, Inc. (Mount Pleasant, SC) Katharina Koch was born in Germany, and moved to Charleston, SC in 1995 with her family. In 2002, Books Tell You Why was started. Currently still a college student studying Biology, her first year was spent at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and she is now in the Honors College at the College of Charleston. Katharina developed a passion for collectible and antiquarian books since an early age and plays a role in the everyday life of Books Tell You Why, be it cataloging a new acquisition, interacting with customers, or worrying about the marketing logistics and finances of a growing book business. She takes personal pride in curating the offering of children's books (specifically Caldecott Award and Newbery Medal winners), Christmas books centered on The Night before Christmas, as well as the works of Charles van Sandwyk, and all too often ventures into fine press publications. Kevin Mullen, Mullen Books, Inc. (Marietta, PA) Kevin Mullen has been selling books since he left the Environmental Consulting field in 1992. His love of art and satisfaction of answering only to himself for his success or... [more New Members Admitted to the ABAA]

Longtime friend of the ABAA Nicholas Basbanes will be signing copies of his latest book, On Paper, at the upcoming Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. You can find him at the ABAA Booth at 1pm on Saturday, November 16th. Proceeds will benefit the ABAA's Benevolent Fund, which provides aid to booksellers in distress. The cost of the book is $35. On Paper takes the reader on a journey throughout the history of paper and the ways in which it has influenced and shaped societies throughout the world. Publisher's Weekly gave the book a starred review, saying that through Basbanes's "wide-ranging, freewheeling, authoritative" survey of paper, he "reveals how many roles, directly and indirectly, paper plays in our lives." As if you needed another reason to visit the Boston fair. We hope to see you in line for a copy of Mr. Basbanes's excellent new book! [more Nicholas Basbanes Book Signing at Boston Book Fair]

We are only nine days away from opening night of our 36th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair and I am ready to head north to Beantown! I'm excited to see all the wonderful material- books, maps, ephemera, etc.that will be on exhibit, see friends and members, and take advantage of my time in Boston. It's a fantastic city with no shortage of history, culture, and activities, so we have been compiling a list of events and attractions taking place during the fair. Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for a new suggestion every day! Plus, it's autumn in New England which means you'll be in stunning surroundings all weekend. For a sneak preview of items exhibitors will be bringing to the show, visit the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair's Facebook page. I'm drooling over the latest post about a signed Charlie Parker LP of his notorious Lover Man recording. Check out the post for more details. Click here to purchase your tickets for the fair. [more Countdown to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair!]

The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers by Francis Darwin (image via Open Culture Charles Darwin is famously known as the father of evolution, but did you realize he was also the devoted father of ten children? This seems like a colossal number today (the Duggars and their like aside), but a large family wasn't uncommon in Darwin's time. It was also not unusual during this period to find a spouse among one's kin, as Darwin did when he married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood. Despite his fears that inbreeding may have left his children susceptible to illness or disorders, they were a talented bunch and many went on to have distinguished careers. Perhaps this was due in part to their father's loving encouragement and a more modern attitude toward children than you would find in a typical upper-class Victorian home. Darwin even frequently gave his children discarded manuscript pages they could use as drawing paper. Of the original manuscript of On the Origin of Species, only 28 pages of the manuscript are known to exist, and on the verso of many are illustrations by his children. Both examples here are thought to have been done by Francis Darwin. Above is The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers and to the left is a watercolor of birds and bugs around flowers. I imagine Darwin would have been pleased with both drawings, which now reside at the Cambridge University Library. [more Darwin Children Illustrated 'Origin of the Species' Manuscript Pages]