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He is regarded as the British founder of photography. His photographs are dated as early as 1843. From now on his works and historical documents…

In his latest post Erik Kwikkel, book historian at Leiden University, explores the Medieval desktops. How many books could be consulted at the same…

This was supposed to have been a review of last weekend's Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. But the event went so smoothly, and was such a success, that…

Let's put the R A R E in the UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day! On April 23, 2015, ILAB booksellers will pop-up across the world! The UNESCO…

A number of books has been stolen from the Cappuccini Library in Florence (Italy), among them are rare incunabula and 16th century printed books. The…

I naturally like to regale the family over the supper table with all the latest news from the world of rare books. The family are slightly ambivalent…

This is always a rough week for me. The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is hauling into view (April 2-6), and there are decisions to be…

The first post to this blog in August 2009 was about a book with a peacock feather stamped in gold on the cover, The New Day by Richard Watson Gilder…

The origins of April Fools' Day are unclear. Some experts suggest that when the French shifted the New Year to January to correspond with the Roman…

As if to compensate for the ever-increasing expense and physical difficulty of this event, the material on display this year was better than I've…

In the century before cinema and television changed our lives forever, there were other ways of creating moving pictures. One such inventive…

A global "ILAB School" without borders: The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers offers internships to students and beginners in the rare…