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Comment on Willa Cather Letters Published by RLB Hartmann

RLB Hartmann — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:02:56 +0000

Having recently seen a PBS documentary on Captain James Cook, wherein his wife was shown destroying bundles of his letters, and being intensely interested in the lives of writers and other famous people, I can’t help feeling that the world lost a great deal in that fire.

Comment on Greg Gibson’s New Novel, ‘The Old Turk’s Load’ by Greg Gibson Raises Over $1,000 for the Benevolent Fund « The Blog of the ABAA

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0000

[...] his latest book, a noir crime novel called The Old Turk’s Load (you can read more about it here). Greg offered copies for sale at the recent NY Antiquarian Book Fair and kindly donated the [...]

Comment on Why Visit an Antiquarian Book Fair? by The Best Book Fair of the Year « The Blog of the ABAA

The Best Book Fair of the Year « The Blog of the ABAA — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:35:33 +0000

[...] prints, maps, ephemera, sketches, letters, photographs…almost anything you can think of. As I posted last year, ABAA fairs are truly living, breathing museums and they give you the unique opportunity to take [...]

Comment on Member Ken Karmiole Founds Endowment Fund to Support UCLA’s Archival Studies Programs and Lectures by Kay Cross

Kay Cross — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:08:13 +0000

I was looking for a mentor since I am starting in the antique book collecting adventure in the Los Angeles Area, if anyone is interested in mentoring a young scholar please email me at djkerop@yahoo.com

Comment on Book Collectors’ Conference at Cambridge University by hq

hq — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:33:34 +0000

I don’t believe they will be filmed, but it would be great as I won’t be able to make the conference myself. If you are interested, I would recommend inquiring directly with King’s College; an email address can be found at the link.

Comment on Book Collectors’ Conference at Cambridge University by Arick

Arick — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:07:13 +0000

Will these be filmed and later available for those of us whom cannot attend, perhaps on YouTube or the like!

Comment on Washington’s Private Library Replicated at Mount Vernon by David Rubenstein Donates $10M to Mount Vernon Library « The Blog of the ABAA

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:33:22 +0000

[...] May I posted about the construction of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, a research library that [...]

Comment on Member Ken Karmiole Founds Endowment Fund to Support UCLA’s Archival Studies Programs and Lectures by John W.

John W. — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:56:06 +0000

A forward-thinking and praiseworthy gift. Would that there would be more like it.

Comment on Yorkshire Residents Purchase Rare Copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by hq

hq — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:42:55 +0000

Thanks for your question, Rory. We are a trade association and do not handle books here in our office, but I’m certain our members could help you out. A few members that specialize in Dickens are D&D Galleries, Gadshill, Sumner & Stillman, and Tavistock Books. Contact information for all these members can be found on our website on the ‘Find Members’ page (the link can be found at the top of our home page at abaa.org). If I can be of any further assistance, please email me at hq@abaa.org.

Comment on Yorkshire Residents Purchase Rare Copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Rory McCormick

Rory McCormick — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:51:54 +0000

Very interested in finding out if anyone is familiar with a copy of A Christmas Carol published by Barse and Hopkins New York. I have recently acquired this rare book and can not find any history of this edition. It is very old, with a suede like cover with a gold inscription of A Christmas Carol on the front cover. 145 pages. There is no publication date. On the very last page, bottom right, there is a stamp that looks like it says PAT. B MARCH 8, 1916 but I can not confirm that date being that it is very difficult to make out. Has anyone come across this book?