- An important early Latin commentary on the Gospels has been identified in the Cologne Cathedral Library and translated into English for the first time.
- A copy of the Columbus Letter stolen from the Vatican Library and replaced with a fake has been located and returned.
- A fire in the southern Italian city of Cosenza has reportedly destroyed a private museum "housing the collection of the Bilotti Ruggi D'aragona family, described as "the most important library in southern Italy."
- On the Library of Congress blog, a Q&A with aspiring book conservator Riley Thomas.
- Over at Past is Present, "Collaborative Bibliographic Data Production," by Nigel Lepianka and "Unpacking a Digital Library" by Adam Fales.
- The Boston Globe reports on the identification and recent production of a 17th-century play, the manuscript of which was found in the BPL's collections.
- Vanderbilt has acquired the George Clulow and United States Playing Card Co. Gaming Collection.
- The "I am Jack the Ripper" postcard will be offered at auction in October.
Reviews
- John Clayton's Wonderlandscape; review by Dennis Drabelle in the WaPo.
- Laurent Binet's The Seventh Function of Language; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- James Delbourgo's Collecting the World; review by John Gallagher in the Irish Times.
Upcoming Auction
- Fine Books in All Fields at PBA Galleries on 31 August.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Links & Reviews
- Over at American Book Collecting, a transcription of an unpublished account of antiquarian bookselling in the early 1880s by Isaac Mendoza, plus some background info.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.
- 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.
Sunday, August 06, 2017
Links & Reviews
- The lineup for the 2018 Melbourne Australasian Rare Books School is now available.
- More from the "Discovering Lost Manuscripts" project at Echoes from the Vault.
- Terry Seymour seeks assistance with a census of the first edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson.
- The Willison Foundation Charitable Trust is offering grants of up to £4,000 for research on topics related to book history and bibliography.
- The NEH announced $39.3 million in grants for 245 humanities projects this week.
- Julie Mellby has a series of posts on the Princeton Graphic Arts blog about her time in Richard Ovenden's RBS course last week.
- E.B. White's Maine farm is up for sale. Anybody got $3.7 million?
- Christie's profiles their head librarian, Lynda McLeod.
- Over on the Lilly Library blog, LIS student Rachel Makarowski writes about the 1616 folio edition of Ben Jonson's works.
- Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is featured in the NYTRB "By the Book" column.
- Katherine Mansfield's first known story has been identified at Wellington (NZ) City Library.
- New from OCLC Research, "The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting."
Reviews
- Cass Sunstein's #republic; review by David Weinberger in the LARB.
- Eric Kurlander's Hitler's Monsters; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- Terry Burrows' The Art of Sound; review by Michael Lindgren in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auction
- Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography at PBA Galleries on 10 August.
- More from the "Discovering Lost Manuscripts" project at Echoes from the Vault.
- Terry Seymour seeks assistance with a census of the first edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson.
- The Willison Foundation Charitable Trust is offering grants of up to £4,000 for research on topics related to book history and bibliography.
- The NEH announced $39.3 million in grants for 245 humanities projects this week.
- Julie Mellby has a series of posts on the Princeton Graphic Arts blog about her time in Richard Ovenden's RBS course last week.
- E.B. White's Maine farm is up for sale. Anybody got $3.7 million?
- Christie's profiles their head librarian, Lynda McLeod.
- Over on the Lilly Library blog, LIS student Rachel Makarowski writes about the 1616 folio edition of Ben Jonson's works.
- Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is featured in the NYTRB "By the Book" column.
- Katherine Mansfield's first known story has been identified at Wellington (NZ) City Library.
- New from OCLC Research, "The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting."
Reviews
- Cass Sunstein's #republic; review by David Weinberger in the LARB.
- Eric Kurlander's Hitler's Monsters; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- Terry Burrows' The Art of Sound; review by Michael Lindgren in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auction
- Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography at PBA Galleries on 10 August.
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