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June 8–9th

London Map Fair

June 12th

Christie’s

June 13–15th

London Book Fair

June 19th

Bonhams June

June 20th

Swann

June 20-21th

TN Book Fair

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First Edition of Frankenstein Sells for $172,000 at London Antiquarian Book Fair

Over 1,000 people visited the London International Antiquarian Book Fair on the first day, with... read more

Famed Harrisburg Collection to be Auctioned by Guernsey’s

New York, New York — Beginning July 15th on Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s lovely City Island,... read more

Rare Magazine Collection in a Vuitton Portfolio at Bonhams

Fashion Special, edition 18 of the contemporary fashion, art and design periodical, Visionare, which... read more

The Independent Online Booksellers Association Announces Winners of the Annual Scholarship Contest

IOBA awards two scholarships annually to support the professional development of its member booksellers,... read more

Announcing the 24th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair at Searles Castle

The 24th Annual Antiquarian Book fair will be held again at the John Dewey... read more

Beat Generation Poet Peter Orlovsky’s Archive Acquired by Ransom Center

AUSTIN, Texas — The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum... read more

ABAA Urges Congress to Support Postal Service

The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) is asking Congress to do its part... read more

Robert A. Siegel Galleries & Seth Kaller to Auction Rare Newspaper Printing of the Declaration of Independence

June 10, 2013, NYC, NY — The rare first newspaper printing of the Declaration... read more

Features

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Book Lover’s Gift Guide

By Rebecca Rego Barry and Nate Pedersen

Our annual list of great holiday gifts for bibliophiles

A Cover Story

By Leonard S. Marcus

Fred Marcellino’s trendsetting dust jacket art and picture book illustrations

 

Featured Columns

Gently Mad

A Chance To Do Good

By Nicholas A. Basbanes

At Rare Book School with Michael F. Suarez

Record-Breaker

Washington Goes Home

By Ian McKay

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association secured a national treasure

Book Art

Without Words

By Richard Minsky

An interview with bookbinder and papermaker Melissa Jay Craig

Beyond the Basics

Looking Things Up

By Joel Silver

Bibliographical research in a changing world

In the Library

In Pursuit of a Vision

By Caroline F. Sloat and
Lauren B. Hewes

The American Antiquarian Society celebrates its bicentennial at the Grolier Club

Fine Maps

Bluebacks

By Jeffrey S. Murray

Why nineteenth-century merchant seamen preferred ‘blueback’ charts

Sold@Auction

Through the Centuries

By Ian McKay

From an ancient manuscript fragment to an X-Men comic book

On the Block

Captivating Correspondence

By Jeremy Dibbell

Letters from George Washington, Emma Hamilton, and Otto Frank will entice collectors

How I Got Started

Pop-up Books

Collector Sterling Hennis