- Two reports via the ABAA this week of boxes of books gone missing in shipment: medical books from Columbus, OH, and Japanese books from Salt Lake City. See the links for lists and descriptions of the missing books.
- Abbie Weinberg takes a close look at ligatures in Aldine type over at The Collation.
- Coming up on 3 June in London, "Toward Inclusive Bibliography," sponsored by The Bibliographical Society, the Bibliographical Society of America, and Maggs Bros.
- Johanna Drucker's recent talk at Smith College, "Alphabet Historiographies: A Study in Knowledge Production," is now available on YouTube.
- In the TLS, Michael Caines traces the history of a copy of the First Folio that will be on display at the Firsts book fair in London next month.
- New from the Library of Congress, the Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection, featuring scans about 1,000 rare Chinese books from before 1796.
- The LOC is also finishing up a four-year project to digitize rare material from the Persian-language collection.
- Alison Flood highlights a copy of David Copperfield read by members of the 1910 Scott expedition that is on display at London's Charles Dickens Museum as part of the exhibition Global Dickens: For Every Nation Upon Earth.
Reviews
- John Boardley's Typographic Firsts; review by Simon Garfield in the Spectator.
- Bridge Collins' The Binding; review by Naomi Novik in the NYTimes.
- Ali Smith's Spring; reviews by Rebecca Makkai in the NYTimes and Ellen Akins in the WaPo.
- Brian Jay Jones' Becoming Dr. Seuss; review by David Silverberg in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- 19th & 20th Century Literature at Swann Galleries on 14 May.
- Historical Manuscripts at Heritage Auctions on 14 May.
- Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History at Sotheby's London on 14 May.
- Travel, Exploration & Natural History, Archaeology & Gastronomy at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 15 May.
- Declaration Signers, Autographs, Signed Books & Relics at University Archives on 15 May.
- Rare Golf Books and Memorabilia at PBA Galleries on 16 May.
- Fine Books and Manuscripts (online) at Skinner, Inc, ending on 16 May.
- Vintage Posters at Potter & Potter on 22 May.
- Graphic Design at Swann Galleries on 23 May.
- Books (online) at Bubb Kuyper, ending on 24 May.
