The Queens' Bowne House Museum has reported it is missing approximately 50 historical documents ranging from the 1600s through the 1800s, which are believed to have been removed in the 1980s or 1990s.... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2018
The following item has been reported missing: JOYCE, JAMES. FINNEGANS WAKE. (London; Faber & Faber; New York: Viking Press, 1939) 260 x 171 mm. (10 1/4 x 6 3/4"). 4 p.l., (first blank), 628 pp. FIRST ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Lost in the USPS system somewhere between Allen Park, Michigan and Fernandina Beach, Florida within the last 45 days. Please contact the us at (212) 944-8291 or hq@abaa.org if offered. Rowling, J. K. ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following collection of photographs was reported missing: . Collection of 58 Snapshots from a California Biker. : c. 1970's. 58 Snapshots, ranging in size from s 1/2" square to 3 1/2 x 5". Mostly ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from April 2018
These works were reported stolen with the use of a fraudulent credit card. Please contact us (hq@abaa.org or 212-944-8291) if you are offered either of these. The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Po... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2018
On March 11th, the ABAA Women's Initiative hosted a panel discussion on Collecting and Women during the New York Antiquarian Book Fair at the Park Avenue Armory. Elizabeth Denlinger, Sarah Gordon, and... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2018
Dalton Trumbo got his start in writing as a reporter in college, and subsequently contributed stories to the popular magazines of the early 1930s: McCall's, the Saturday Evening Post, etc. In 1935, he... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2017
A first edition of a favorite author is a sure-fire great gift. Even better would be one signed by the author! You'll find a great many first editions and signed books in our literature category, from... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Literary Los Angeles: A Legacy as Diverse as the City Itself The Hollywood sign looms large over Los Angeles. However, despite its close association with the motion picture industry, the enduring prom... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most-celebrated and most-notorious novels of the twentieth century. Its path to publication did not run smooth, and there are many different editions and transl... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]