Another Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair is "in the books," and most of the booksellers seemed very pleased with the results. It was very nice to catch up with many friends there over the course of the weekend.
- Heritage Auctions will sell Conan Doyle's manuscript for "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" on 18 April.
- The Economist's Prospero column focuses on the typesetting competitions of the late nineteenth century.
- Erin Blake explains this month's Collation Crocodile mystery in "Drawing for photographic reproduction."
- Paul Lewis and Sandra Hughes have an update on their efforts to turn the Old Corner Bookstore into a museum, in the New England Review of Books.
- The UNC Libraries have launched a Mellon-funded "Archivist in a Backpack" project to promote community-driven archives.
- The Society of Antiquaries has launched a crowdsourced transcription project for the card index to their collection of seal casts and matrices.
- Rudolf Schonegger, convicted of stealing a signed Harry Potter book, avoided jail time, receiving a 26-week suspended sentence.
- Nate Pedersen profiles Ryan Place for the "Bright Young Collectors" series.
- Michael Dirda writes for the WaPo on "Why the literature of antiquity still matters."
- More from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the thefts recently announced from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Reviews
- Carlos Magdalena's The Plant Messiah; review by Willy Blackmore in the LATimes.
- Anne Trubek's The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting and Patricia Lovett's The Art and History of Calligraphy; review by David Rundle in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics at University Archives on 10 April.
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 11 April.
- Printed & Manuscript Americana at Swann Galleries on 12 April.
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Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia From the Collection of John Burns and the Library of Ron Muszalski, with additions at PBA Galleries on 12 April.
