This article was recently published in NZ Herald. It was written by Patrice Dougan. Hundreds of rare documents and books, marking major milestones in New Zealand’s history are set to go under the hammer next week. The collection – lovingly accumulated by Christopher Parr over 70…
The internet has upended how rare books are valued, bought and sold. But these antiquarian booksellers say they remain as relevant as ever. This article was recently published in Hindustan Times. It was written by Manoj Sharma. Nothing excites them more than the musty smell…
This article was recently published in The Los Angelos Times. It was written by Eva Recinos. Whitmore Rare Books in Pasadena feels almost like a library, there’s dark wood furniture, leather couches and Midcentury Modern accents throughout the space. But the real treasures are…
University of South Carolina acquires rare comics collection from single donor. U of SC recently acquired quite the historic “gift.” School representatives took two trips to an Ohio residence with two 26-ft. long moving trucks, to transport one of the largest comics collections ever…
A rare near-complete copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio is included in a loan display at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair. The following article was written by Frances Allitt. It was unveiled at a special event in Shakespeare’s Globe, the fair’s charity partner, this morning…
There is a Rare Book exhibit currently on display at the Bertha C. Ball Center at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. What is great about this exhibit is that students and the general public are able to touch and hold the books. There…
This article was recently published in the Sante Fe New Mexican. It was written by education reporter, Robert Nott. The fate of a treasured $4 million art collection may be one step closer to security — and perhaps, opportunity. The state Department of Cultural…
Here is an interesting article about a large collection of rare books that were donated to University of Chicago by a former student. This article was recently published in the Chicago Tribune, written by a reporter named Cindy Dampier. The student was one of…
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Joins 1st International Provenance Research Day On March 5, 2019, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers held the symposium Who Owned this? Libraries and the Rare Book Trade Consider Issues Surrounding Provenance, Theft and Forgery at the renowned New…
Here is a picture of Painted Renaissance volumes currently on view at Yale’s Beinecke Library now, through until April 21. A dozen volumes on display at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library are shelved side-by-side with their fore edges, not their spines, facing out. It…
