UPDATE: We are pleased to report that the Robert Louis Stevenson items which we recently reported as lost or stolen in transit have finally reached their destination. Thank you all for your vigilance ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from April 2014
J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC is seeking an ANTIQUARIAN MUSIC CATALOGUER Primary duties would be to research and catalogue: - rare printed music and books about music and dance - original auto... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Start spreading the news: the 54th Annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair opens tomorrow! As I type, over 200 American and international exhibitors are converging on the historic Park Avenue Armory, un... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
ABAA Member Marc Selvaggio recently spoke at the opening of an exhibition he curated at Southern Methodist University's DeGolyer Library on Parables of Promise: American Advertising Fiction, 1856-2014... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
We were excited to see Catherine Opie name Andrew Cahan as one of the un-sung heroes of the photography world in Aperture's Photography As You Don't Know It series. As a monograph collector, Ms. Opie ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
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 inscrip... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2014
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; Th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2014
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 ed... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Through the Lens: A look at Florence Shay through the photographs of her husband Art Shay
By Susan BenneFlorence 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 2... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2013
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 fi... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]