A comic book collector and dealer, Gary Colabuono, displayed a number of very rare ashcan comic books last weekend at Chicagos Comic Con.  An ashcan comic is a hand drawn, unfinished version of a co... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The Victoria & Albert Museum has a neat video on their website that shows the process of creating a hand-printed and hand-bound octavo. Please click here to watch (Note: there is no audio on the video... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This item was still reported missing as of May 30, 2019. The following item was reported missing during transport: Eleonora Maria Rosalia, Herzogin zu Troppau und Jagerndorff. FREYWILLIG-AUFFGESPRUNGE... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Did you know that the Folger Shakespeare Library has its own YouTube channel?  Theres a variety of interesting videos on there, definitely worth checking out. Below Ive included links to two vide... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The Rare Book School had some wonderful course offerings this year (as they do every summer!). ABAA member and past President Tom Congalton of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. was there as instruct... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

New to the rare book world and need to brush up on some important trade related jargon? Check out the ABAA's abbreviated Glossary of Terms on abaa.org! [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

This year the Caxton Club published Other People's Books: Association Copies and the Stories They Tell, a collection of essays about the stories behind a number of association copies. (An association ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

The following review of ABAA member David Bromer's Aun Aprendo: A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Writings of Aldous Leonard Huxley was written by fellow member Brian Cassidy. It appeared in the ABA... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

UPDATE: The book has been recovered. The following item has gone missing during shipping between NYC and Toronto: GALILEI, Galileo. Dialogo di Galileo Galilei… sopra i due massimi Sistemi del mondo ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Gordon, Grant.  Story of the Ship.  McLoughlin Brothers Inc: 1919.  First edition.  In very good condition. If you have any information regarding this book, please contact ABAA Headquarters at 212... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]