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William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Bette Davis, John Keats, Sylvia Plath and, of course, Oscar Wilde whose grave in Paris is always covered with red…

The Travelling Handkerchief has come to town, Fairburn's Map of the Country Twelve Miles Round London by E. Bourne, printed on calico, 590 x 540 mm,…

La plupart des bibliographes et des libraires attribuent l'Histoire de la Jamaïque (Nourse, 1751), à l'auteur anglais Sir Hans Sloane. Il s'agit en…

Today, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers has joined the numerous other organizations, such as the Authors Guild or the American…

In 1977, the 24th ILAB Congress and 7th ILAB International Antiquarian Book Fair took place in Düsseldorf, Germany. On this occasion, Karl H.…

Napoli Today reports that Marino Massimo De Caro was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment and lifetime exclusion from public office following an…

Sometimes, as a bookseller, you come across something which you really can't quite believe exists, and something that you will probably never see…

One of the most popular components of a private library is the mystery genre, which comprises a vast array of sub-genres such as detective fiction. …

This (or a variant of it) is probably the most often asked question I hear. What I'm talking about is, of course, whether it is better to buy a book…

Nowhere in Europe you will find so many bibliophiles than in Belgium, and you will find no other place in Europe where all those stunning collections…

The worst insult you can hurl at academics is to say they haven't even read the books they presume to comment on. A confession: Not only do I have to…

When it comes to rare books, condition is everything. Any kind of damage, discoloration, or flaws can significantly impact a book's value. One of the…