It was a great pleasure to see so many friends (and so many good books) at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair last weekend. I even had the great treat of catching a glimpse of a manatee!
- A Geneva Bible stolen from the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh has been recovered; it had been purchased by the Leiden American Pilgrims Museum. More coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Smithsonian. In not-unrelated news, Emily Hetzel, the wife of John Schulman, has launched Common Crow Books, according to a report in the Post-Gazette. At least as of time of writing, some items listed on the new website are also listed on an eBay account previously associated with Caliban Book Shop, "rarebookstore."
- Many, many congratulations to Vic Zoschak, Jr., whose Tavistock Books celebrated thirty years in business last month. Vic answered some questions about his time in the trade for Bruce McKinney in a Rare Book Monthly piece.
- From Rebecca Laroche for The Collation, "One page, four inscriptions, three households."
- Also over on The Collation, Caroline Duroselle-Melish on "The Location of Plates in a Book."
- Stephen O. Saxe, printing historian and APHA founder, died on 27 April, according to a short APHA post. An obituary is forthcoming.
- There is an obituary for Yorkshire bookseller George Ramsden in the Telegraph.
- The University of South Carolina has acquired a collection of more than 180,000 comic books from a collector in Ohio.
Reviews
- Margaret Leslie Davis' The Lost Gutenberg; review by Meryl Gordon in the NYTimes.
- Michael Dirda revisits Robinson Crusoe on the 300th anniversary of its publication.
- Lucasta Miller's L.E.L.; review by Daisy Hay in the TLS.
Upcoming Auctions
- Prints & Multiples at Bonhams Los Angeles on 7 May.
- Fine Autographs and Artifacts at RR Auction, ending 8 May.
- Rare, Out-of-Print, and Used Books at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society on 10 May.
