- At Wynken de Worde, Sarah Werner on "creating a digitized facsimile wishlist," in which she calls for suggestions of early printed books that aren't yet available as open-access digital facsimiles.
- In December's Rare Book Monthly, Thibault Ehrengardt on the Aristophil aftermath, Susan Halas on "courtesy to the trade," a followup report from Michael Stillman about the auction of an early Declaration of Independence broadside ($1.8 million!), and more.
- Rebecca Romney is starting up a biblio-newsletter; I have subscribed in anticipation, and would encourage all readers of this blog to do the same.
- The Codex Amiatinus will return to Britain for an exhibition at the British Library in 2018. And the Codex Leicester will be displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence from October 2018.
- The Folger's Crocodile Mystery for December is up and awaiting your guesses.
- James Mitchell writes for the National Library of Scotland blog about cataloging what looks like a very interesting collection of Venetian chapbooks.
- Penelope Lively's papers have been acquired by the British Library.
- John Hodgman gets the "By the Book" treatment in the NYTimes.
- Sara Sauers has another APHA panel review, on "Transatlantic Connections."
- Over at Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, "Louise Ege, Book-Breaker."
Reviews
- Allan Young and Patrick Scott's The Kilmarnock Burns: A Census; review by Michael Stillman for Rare Book Monthly.
- Jorge Carrión's Bookshops: A Reader's History; review by Alan Riding in the NYTimes.
- Ingrid Rowland and Noah Charney's The Collector of Lives; review by Deborah Solomon in the NYTimes.
- Kevin Young's Bunk; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- David E. Fishman's The Book Smugglers and Michele K. Troy's Strange Bird; review by Anna Katharina Schaffner in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana at Christie's New York on 5 December.
- Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books at Sotheby's London on 5 December.
- Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann Galleries on 5 December.
- Fine Books and Manuscripts at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on 6 December.
- Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures at Bloomsbury on 6 December.
- History of Science and Technology at Bonhams New York on 6 December.
- Voices of the 20th Century at Bonhams New York on 6 December.
- Russian America & Polar Exploration: Highlights from the Martin Greene Library at Christie's New York on 7 December.
