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One of the most unusual types of book decoration is fore-edge paintings. These are books which have one or more of the top, fore or bottom edge…

Il y a trois cents ans vint le temps de l'amour des livres imprimés. Cabinets de lectures et bibliothèques privées se multiplièrent, rivalisant…

When Jewish families sit down to celebrate the Passover festival, they read from the Haggadah, a book that recounts the story of when the Children of…

All historians must be concerned with their sources. In many instances these are easily accessible, far more so today than in the past, in the…

Historical events seldom create neat time periods, but in this case the century fairly defines an era. The first American color plate book, William…

Nineteen-ninety-one marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Herman Melville. Numerous observances were held to commemorate the work of that…

The Rare Book School (RBS) is an independent institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects. The new course…

Susan Benne about the world's largest Antiquarian Booksellers' Association: the ABAA. "We are a trade association of over 450 members located…

Rare books as investments? "I think probably the only thing worse than having your rare bookseller manage your assets portfolio, is to have your…

The world of collectible children's books has come of age. Although children's books have always been collected, it is only within the last ten years…

Arthur Rackham is perhaps the most well known artist who illustrated books during that era dubbed the "Golden Age" of illustration which spanned the…

Through Volland's vision of publishing high quality, mass produced books, his books for children proved to be amongst the most successful. Although…