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Occupied CollectingA guest blog by Brooke Palmieri (Bookseller and Collector of the Occupy Movement)
Is there a place in the world apart from the international book fairs where book lovers find rare and beautiful books, manuscripts, autographs, atlases and prints from all parts of the world and offered by some of the world’s best booksellers?
Online book selling sites like AbeBooks feature periodic updates on their biggest and most impressive sales, likewise collectors can have a pretty good idea of what prices items at major auction houses achieve. Yet the largest online auction site, with billions of dollars in transactions annually…
Catalogue Review: Jarndyce, The Library of a DickensianWritten by Ian McKay*
New York—On Thursday, March 15, Swann Galleries will conduct a second auction of material from the Eric C. Caren Collection in a sale titled How History Unfolds on Paper. Caren’s collection aims to document every important event in modern history through books, manuscripts,…
Los Angeles, CA, February 29, 2012 - Spike TV raises the stakes as for the first time ever the networks highest-rated non-scripted original series “Auction Hunters” premieres a special, one hour LIVE auction event. Showcasing two of the best prospectors in the business, Allen Haff and Ton…
HIDDEN TREASURE: a spectacular illustrated book celebrating the 175th anniversary of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. “My fantasy holiday is a week spent locked in the archives of the National Library of Medicine, so you can imagine how excited I am about this…
The Water Babies in the 100 Greatest Books for (Victorian) KidsGuest Blog by Catherine Batac WalderA recent blog post on this site linked to the 100 Greatest Books for Kids. It made me think of children's books that were extremely popular during their time and wonder what had caused the decline in…
[February 28, 2012, Amherst] In November 2012, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA, will kick off its 10th anniversary with a year of special events, including parties, exhibitions, festivals, professional workshops, and family activities. The Carle, which opened its doors…
Kate Carlisle is the author of the Bibliophile Mysteries, featuring a bookbinder who has a tendency to stumble across murder while restoring old books. The fifth entry in the series, ONE BOOK IN THE GRAVE, was released earlier this month. We recently spoke with Kate about her mystery…
