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January 29 is the birthday of early American political activist Thomas Paine (1737), whose pamphlet Common Sense (1776) credited with inspiring…

This little book (it measures only 138 × 108 mm), 'The Secret of taking Daguerreotypes, or the Art of producing Photogenic Pictures with a…

On Sunday, November 9th, Il Sole 24 Ore devoted an entire page to recent problems in the Italian rare book trade, featuring two excellent articles by…

Without a doubt, every antique store and flea market from California to New York somewhere has a box of photographs – black and white, early…

An example of bare bones mimeo, Head First struck me as presenting Wantling in his natural habitat; for Wantling, like Blazek and Bukowski, is the…

When trying to learn more about F. W. Gookin, the first few biographical notes I found did not even mention his work as a book cover designer. I…

I really rather enjoy these smaller-scale exhibitions (i.e. the free ones) at the British Library. You get a distinct sense that the bright young…

I focus not on a reference book but on a single entry today — still, it's large enough to be published as a substantial book in its own right. This…

Brontë's 1847 novel, Jane Eyre, earned the ire of critics for its frank depiction of passion in a woman - a governess, no less. Brontë was maligned…

The other things that stopped coming in the door (besides annoying retail time wasters and desperately needed cash), were books. I'd gotten quite…

Surimono, meaning "printed thing," are a subsection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints. They were printed on commission in small numbers and…

December 15 is the birthday of writer Betty Smith (1896), whose first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943), became an instant bestseller. The…