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2015 Bookseller Resource Guide

  • In View

    Picturing the Literati

    By Meganne Fabrega

    Lotte Jacobi photographed many mid-century authors, including the famously reclusive J. D. Salinger.

  • Fine Books Blog

    The Return of Mary Poppins

    By Rebecca Rego Barry

    The sequel to the 1964 Mary Poppins film that fans have been waiting for brings author P. L. Travers back into the spotlight.

  • In the News

    The Getty Museum Presents Artful Words: Calligraphy in Illuminated Manuscripts

    Artful Words: Calligraphy in Illuminated Manuscripts, on view at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles through April 7, provides insight to the artistic trends that shaped calligraphic practice from England to Central Europe and beyond for nearly one thousand years.

  • Fine Books Blog

    Rare Books from Eton College Library to go on Exhibit in London

    BY Rebecca Rego Barry

    From January 7-18, Londoners will have the chance to see a selection of books and rarities not often in public view in an exhibition titled Voyages: a Journey in Books from Eton College Library.

CA Antiquarian Book Fair to Feature Rare and Eclectic Items, Feb. 8-10

Oakland, CA - The 52nd California International Antiquarian Book Fair, one of the world's... read more

Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair Celebrates 40 Years

New York — In its 40th year, the Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair is... read more

Only Known Surviving Muslim American Slave Autobiography Goes Online at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has acquired and made available online the Omar Ibn Said... read more

Rare Books & Portfolios in Vintage Posters Auction at Swann on Feb. 7

New York--Swann Galleries will offer a sale of Vintage Posters on Thursday, February 7.... read more

Getty Museum Presents "Mapping Space: Recent Acquisitions in Focus"

Los Angeles - Photography’s dynamic relationship to the landscape can be traced to the... read more

Elysa Voshell Named Next Executive Director of MN Center for Book Arts

Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) announced today that Elysa Voshell will be its... read more

Books from the Private Library of Hugh Hefner to be Offered at Rare Books LA

Pasadena, California - Rare Books LA, an antiquarian book, fine print, and photography fair... read more

University of Richmond Museums to Open Exhibition of 17th-Century European Printmaking

The Printed World: Masterpieces of Seventeenth-Century European Printmaking opens February 3 and remains on... read more

Gently Mad Blog

Bright Young Librarians: Elizabeth Lisa Cruces

Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Elizabeth Lisa Cruces, Hispanic Collections Archivist... read more

"Holy Hoaxes" Highlights

Opening later this week is an exhibition fraught with forgeries. That's by design. It's... read more

Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week

On Tuesday, January 15, Heritage Auctions in Dallas will sell the John Silverstein Collection... read more

Eye Balm: 10 Bookish Insta Feeds to Put on Your Radar

Ah, January: that month touted as the time to refresh everything from one's diet... read more

Medieval Female Scribes Revealed by Blue-Flecked Teeth

It's not often that we hear breaking news about medieval manuscripts or, more especially,... read more

Rare Chinese Photographs on Exhibition in Beijing

New York based rare book dealer and collector Stephan Loewentheil, owner of the... read more

Nantucket in View at NYC's Winter Show

The Winter Show, a fair dedicated to art, antiques, and design, returns to the... read more

Books &c. at Auction This Week

A return to action in the auction rooms this week, with two sales on... read more

National World War II Museum Planning Expansion of Campus to Include Library

New Orleans has a rich literary history--William Faulkner, Sherwood Anderson, Walker Percy, and... read more

News Stories

CA Antiquarian Book Fair to Feature Rare and Eclectic Items, Feb. 8-10

Oakland, CA - The 52nd California International Antiquarian Book Fair, one of the world's... read more

Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair Celebrates 40 Years

New York — In its 40th year, the Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair is... read more

Only Known Surviving Muslim American Slave Autobiography Goes Online at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has acquired and made available online the Omar Ibn Said... read more

Rare Books & Portfolios in Vintage Posters Auction at Swann on Feb. 7

New York--Swann Galleries will offer a sale of Vintage Posters on Thursday, February 7.... read more

Getty Museum Presents "Mapping Space: Recent Acquisitions in Focus"

Los Angeles - Photography’s dynamic relationship to the landscape can be traced to the... read more

Elysa Voshell Named Next Executive Director of MN Center for Book Arts

Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) announced today that Elysa Voshell will be its... read more

Books from the Private Library of Hugh Hefner to be Offered at Rare Books LA

Pasadena, California - Rare Books LA, an antiquarian book, fine print, and photography fair... read more

University of Richmond Museums to Open Exhibition of 17th-Century European Printmaking

The Printed World: Masterpieces of Seventeenth-Century European Printmaking opens February 3 and remains on... read more