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How much is it worth? This question is most often asked by book collectors. And most often, there is not a precise answer. Although it is quite…

Glancing at an old account book, ranging from 1835 to 1850, with a few entries in 1851, which in some way had come into the possession of my…

Off to Mayfair again today to take a look at two rather different bookshops perched either side of Curzon Street. On the south side, at no. 46, is…

A paradise for book lovers: The 52nd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair will be held from 25th to 27th January 2013 in the elegant rooms of the…

Why visit one book fair, if you can have two? The 52nd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair will open its doors to visitors from 25th to 27th January…

Thousands of rare books and manuscripts from hundreds of booksellers, plus seminars and events for book lovers: The 46th California International…

A prize with prestige and tradition, a strong support for scholarship: The ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography of $10,000 US is awarded every…

There are various reasons, many of which are interesting only to me. One of the reasons that is worth mentioning to the book-loving readers of this…

The novel that never was: Meyern's book is a Bundesroman, a popular genre of novel in late eighteenth-century German literature which featured secret…

January 22nd is the birthday of English statesman, philosopher, writer Sir Francis Bacon (1561), whose writings are said to have had great influence…

The 23rd Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair will be held at the beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall in the King's Road, London, on 1st and 2nd November 2013.…

Barry Humphries, AO, CBE, the Australian comedian, satirist, artist, and author has been appointed a Patron of Honour by the International League of…