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’Tis the season for travel and tourism, even in the collecting world. If these are areas of interest, three upcoming events should be on your itinerary.
A fairly quiet week coming up in the auction rooms, but here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on:
This week I am at the University of Virginia's Rare Book School taking a week-long course called Provenance: Tracing Owners and Collectio
In 1821, Charles Knight -- who one day would attain a modest measure of fame as publisher of works like
...the single best collection I've ever seen--and my job has given me the chance over many years to see a number of very fine collections--was formed by people who knew things I did not and buil
Those stamp-sized bookseller labels often found on the rear paste down end paper of old and rare books
If you’re interested in learning more about the rare book business, applications are still open for the annual York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS), w
Talk therapy is nothing new, but how about bibliotherapy? I'm not talking about self-help publications, but rather using literature as a means to physical and psychological salvation.
Last fall, the mighty literary organization PEN, which originated in London as a dining club for writers, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
