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Travel
Collecting Rare Books and First Editions - Why California Isn’t Called “Nova Albion”
30 Dec 2020
On June 17, 1579, Francis Drake claimed California for England. He anchored his ship, the Golden Hind, just north of present-day San Francisco and…
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Mimeo
Collecting Rare Books and First Editions - Sinking Bear
30 Dec 2020
For the small group of Mimeo Revolution obsessives, nothing is more hyped and spoken of in hushed tones than Sinking Bear. And what a special form…
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ILAB
Promote the ILAB Metasearch – with a new WordPress plugin!
30 Dec 2020
Do you have a blog or website built with WordPress? If so, ILAB has a plugin created especially for you. Enable it on your website and the ILAB…
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ILAB
Why ILAB?
30 Dec 2020
Have you ever wondered what ILAB is all about - other than a logo that appears against some dealers' trading names? The answers are to be found in…
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Libraries
'The Most Agreeable Servants of Civilization', Booksellers and Librarians in a Changing World – A Conference Report
30 Dec 2020
Three categories of people attended the recent joint conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and…
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Libraries
Not This Time - 55th Annual Rare Books and Manuscript Librarian's Preconference
30 Dec 2020
Where do you start with a place like Vegas? Bally's Hotel and Casino is hosting the 2014 Moose International convention and dealing with a chronic…
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Bibliophily
Da Lucca a New York a Lugano. Giuseppe Martini libraio tra Otto e Novecento A Conference in Lucca in October 2014
30 Dec 2020
From 17th to 18th October 2014 bibliophiles, scholars and rare book dealers will gather in Lucca (Italy) to hold a conference on the life, work and…
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Thefts
Girolamini and De Caro – A Letter to the Presidents of ILAB's Member Associations
30 Dec 2020
Dear Fellow-Presidents, I am very sorry to be the bearer of bad news which are related to the thefts at the Girolamini-Library at Naples and Marino…
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Thefts
De Caro and the Girolamini Thefts – Official Note of Protest of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB)
30 Dec 2020
En Mars 2012, Monsieur le professeur Tomaso Montanari a été le premier à mettre en évidence un pillage culturel qui avait alors semblé se limiter à…
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Book Fairs
Tokyo International Antiquarian Book Fair – 5th to 7th March 2015. Subscribe now!
30 Dec 2020
The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan (ABAJ) is pleased to announce the Tokyo International Antiquarian Book Fair 2015. As a celebration…
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Book Fairs
Canada: The Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair, 8 -10 November, 2013
30 Dec 2020
By most accounts, the change of venue for the 2013 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair (TIABF) to the Frank Gehry designed Art Gallery of…
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Literature
Collecting Rare Books and First Editions - John Milton, Political Activist and Poet
30 Dec 2020
We celebrate literary giant John Milton, author of Paradise Lost. His poetry profoundly influenced English literature and in particular the works of…
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