- In the Guardian, AN Devers explains what inspired her Second Shelf project, which now includes a Kickstarter campaign.
- Daniel Elkind writes for PDR about the "lost art of intarsia."
- Heather Wolfe has an update on the next phase of the Shakespeare's World project, Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures.
- Wendi Maloney posts a Q&A with Kenneth Breisch on the LC's Inquiring Minds blog about Breisch's new book about American library architecture.
- Over at Books @ Bromer, "Finding Something Never Lost: A 'Ghost' Edition of Ovid."
- Simon Beattie highlights a really interesting book he will be offering at this week's London Rare Book Fair.
- Heather Wacha's work on book stains is featured in the Wisconsin State Journal.
- In Pacific Standard, Sophie Yeo writes about the effects of climate change on collections of rare books and manuscripts.
- From Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, "An Effaced Ink Stamp Deciphered."
- Aïda Amer writes for Atlas Obscura about "How a Hole Punch Shaped Public Perception of the Great Depression."
- Michael Dirda offers up his summer reading list in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- Fine Autograph Music: the Property of Helmut Nanz and Family and Musical Manuscripts at Sotheby's London on 22 May.
- Fine Prints at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on 23 May.
- Livres et Manuscrits at Sotheby's Paris on 24 May.
- Books & Prints at Arenberg Auctions on 25 May.
- Livres rares et Manuscrits at Christie's Paris on 29 May.
- Wassenaar Zoo: A Dutch Private Library at Bonhams London on 30 May.
- Modern First Editions, Illustrated Books & Limited Editions at Chiswick Auctions on 30 May.
- Americana with Manuscript Material - Travel & Exploration - Cartography at PBA Galleries on 31 May.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Links & Reviews
- Mark Godburn has a guest post at The Bookhunter on Safari about what appears to be a contemporary "dust-jacket" on a 1559 book.
- From Shakespeare's World, a new report on some important new OED examples discovered during the transcription process.
- Over at The Collation, "Hinman, Redux," by Andrew J. Walkling.
- Now available for searching, the Scottish Book Trade Index.
- Reminder: the deadline for the 2018 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize is 1 June.
Reviews
- Sara Milstein's Tracking the Master Scribe; review by Michael Hundley at Marginalia.
- Tom Feiling's The Island That Disappeared; review by Michael Pye in the NYTimes.
- James E. Lewis Jr.'s The Burr Conspiracy; review by Edward G. Gray in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- 19th & 20th Century Literature at Swann Galleries on 15 May.
- Antiquarian and Collectors' Books at Toovey's on 15 May.
- Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Including the Library of Colin and Joan Deacon at Sotheby's London on 15 May.
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 16 May.
- Spring Miscellany at PBA Galleries on 17 May.
- From Shakespeare's World, a new report on some important new OED examples discovered during the transcription process.
- Over at The Collation, "Hinman, Redux," by Andrew J. Walkling.
- Now available for searching, the Scottish Book Trade Index.
- Reminder: the deadline for the 2018 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize is 1 June.
Reviews
- Sara Milstein's Tracking the Master Scribe; review by Michael Hundley at Marginalia.
- Tom Feiling's The Island That Disappeared; review by Michael Pye in the NYTimes.
- James E. Lewis Jr.'s The Burr Conspiracy; review by Edward G. Gray in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- 19th & 20th Century Literature at Swann Galleries on 15 May.
- Antiquarian and Collectors' Books at Toovey's on 15 May.
- Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Including the Library of Colin and Joan Deacon at Sotheby's London on 15 May.
- Printed Books, Maps & Documents at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 16 May.
- Spring Miscellany at PBA Galleries on 17 May.
Sunday, May 06, 2018
Links & Reviews
- May's Rare Book Monthly articles include Bruce McKinney's "Inhumanity in New York," Michael Stillman running down an upcoming Supreme Court ruling which will affect the collection of out-of-state sales tax and on recidivist Irish book and art thief Andrew Shannon heading back to jail, Thibault Ehrengardt on that Mont-Saint-Michel manuscript mentioned last week, and Susan Halas on "Women in the Antiquarian Book Trade."
- Over at Notabilia, "Vestiges of a Lost Carolingian Bible Discovered at Princeton."
- Many congratulations to Kevin J. Hayes, awarded the 2018 George Washington Book Prize for George Washington: A Life in Books.
- Kare Ozment posts at Sammelband about "Teaching Manuscripts: Commonplace Books."
- Cambridge University Librarian Jessica Gardner writes for the Independent about a new exhibition, Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower.
- Alison Flood reports for the Guardian about some recent scholarship on the sources used during the drafting of the King James Bible.
- The University of Illinois has acquired Isaac Newton's manuscript translation of the alchemical tract "Opus Galli Anonymi."
- Nadine Zimmerli writes for Uncommon Sense: "Atomic Bonds," about a library book borrowed by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
- Dan Cohen has a good writeup of the newly-launched Boston Resource Center.
- Meghan Brody posts for the Clements Library Chronicle about working with the John Louis Ligonier letter books.
- A "Jack the Ripper warning postcard" was hammered down for £22,000 at a Kent auction house.
- More notes on the "Provenance of the NYPL-Duke Bible" at Medieval Manuscripts Provenance.
- Michael Caines writes for the TLS on "Acquiring Kapital" - Marx's works on the antiquarian book market.
Reviews
- Kirk Wallace Johnson's The Feather Thief; review by Maureen Corrigan for NPR.
- Patricia O'Toole's The Moralist; review by Jennifer Szalai in the NYTimes.
- Christopher Buckley's The Judge Hunter; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics at University Archives on 8 May.
- Comics & Comic Art at Heritage Auctions from 10–12 May.
- Rare, Out-of-Print, and Used Books at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society on 11 May.
- Over at Notabilia, "Vestiges of a Lost Carolingian Bible Discovered at Princeton."
- Many congratulations to Kevin J. Hayes, awarded the 2018 George Washington Book Prize for George Washington: A Life in Books.
- Kare Ozment posts at Sammelband about "Teaching Manuscripts: Commonplace Books."
- Cambridge University Librarian Jessica Gardner writes for the Independent about a new exhibition, Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower.
- Alison Flood reports for the Guardian about some recent scholarship on the sources used during the drafting of the King James Bible.
- The University of Illinois has acquired Isaac Newton's manuscript translation of the alchemical tract "Opus Galli Anonymi."
- Nadine Zimmerli writes for Uncommon Sense: "Atomic Bonds," about a library book borrowed by J. Robert Oppenheimer.
- Dan Cohen has a good writeup of the newly-launched Boston Resource Center.
- Meghan Brody posts for the Clements Library Chronicle about working with the John Louis Ligonier letter books.
- A "Jack the Ripper warning postcard" was hammered down for £22,000 at a Kent auction house.
- More notes on the "Provenance of the NYPL-Duke Bible" at Medieval Manuscripts Provenance.
- Michael Caines writes for the TLS on "Acquiring Kapital" - Marx's works on the antiquarian book market.
Reviews
- Kirk Wallace Johnson's The Feather Thief; review by Maureen Corrigan for NPR.
- Patricia O'Toole's The Moralist; review by Jennifer Szalai in the NYTimes.
- Christopher Buckley's The Judge Hunter; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics at University Archives on 8 May.
- Comics & Comic Art at Heritage Auctions from 10–12 May.
- Rare, Out-of-Print, and Used Books at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society on 11 May.
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