Prestopans, ScotlandA monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century. This article was published by Atlas Obscura. SITUATED IN A CUL-DE-SAC OF a residential housing development in the suburbs of the coastal town of Prestopans, stands…
Category: Antiquarian Book News
Ancient astronomy book Castle of Knowledge sells for £10k
Syndicat National de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne
10 first-edition books worth up to £140,000
Famous Witchcraft texts sell for a tidy sum
How a former rice trader became a collector and promoter of rare books
Lost Aztec manuscript that lay in Glasgow for 200 years could be city’s greatest treasure
Trailblazing Texas bookseller Dorothy Sloan uncovered forgeries, fakes and stolen goods
This article was published in Austin American-Statesman by Michael Barnes. STORY HIGHLIGHTS: Dorothy Sloan identified forgeries, fabrications and stolen objects that sometimes upset owners and other dealers.The antiquarian book field has rarely seen such a rigorous researcher and authenticator.Although shy, the recently deceased Sloan…
Cracking the Case of London’s Elusive, Acrobatic Rare-Book Thieves
This article was published in Vanity Fair by Marc Wortman. How detectives from Scotland Yard, Romania, Germany, and Italy nabbed the so-called Mission: Impossible gang, which pulled off a string of daring warehouse heists. Impossible,” said David Ward. The London Metropolitan Police constable looked up. Some 50…