- Over at American Book Collecting, a transcription of an unpublished account of antiquarian bookselling in the early 1880s by Isaac Mendoza, plus some background info. Very much worth a read, and many thanks to Kurt for posting it.
- Cécilia Duminuco posts for the Cambridge University Library Special Collections Blog on "Conserving Darwin's Library and its curiosities."
- Some early illustrated editions of Robinson Crusoe are highlighted on the Princeton Graphic Arts Collection blog.
- One theft report from the ABAA to pass along.
- An urgent appeal has been launched to save John Milton's cottage.
- Benjamin Park talks to Carla Gardina Pestana about her new book The English Conquest of Jamaica at The Junto.
- The APHA blog posts a query about print industry statistics; if you can help the researcher, please do.
- Pegasus Books has published Bibliomysteries, a collection of commissioned original stories edited by Otto Penzler.
- There's a lovely "In Memoriam" post on the ABAA blog for bookseller Jack Hanrahan.
- On the LC blog, "A Different Sense of Thomas Jefferson's Library."
- Susan Halpert writes about "A Curious Manuscript" for the Houghton Library Blog.
- David Barnett writes for the Independent about the upcoming sale of the KoKo collection at Heritage Auctions.
Reviews
- Carla Gardina Pestana's The English Conquest of Jamaica; review by Casey Schmitt at The Junto.
- Rebecca Romney and J.P. Romney's Printer's Error; review by John Paul at popmatters.
- Margaret Willes' The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn; review by Frances Wilson in the Spectator.
- Walter Stahr's Stanton; review by Thomas Mallon in the NYTimes.
- Mattias Boström's From Holmes to Sherlock; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- Miniature Books: The Library of a Gentleman Collector at PBA Galleries on 24 August.
- Rare Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera at Addison & Sarova on 26 August.
