Collecting Roald Dahl
Collecting Harry Potter
Colette
Remembering Seamus Heaney
An Antiquarian’s Guide to the Election
Collecting Nabokov’s Lolita
2 Books Stolen from PRPH
2 Books Stolen from PRPH
The ABAA has recently become aware of a theft which occurred in May from PRPH books. If you have information, or believe you may have been offered either of the items below, please contact Fabrizio Govi ([email protected]), from whom these books were consigned. De Chyromantia libri III authoris ciu... [ more ]
Rare Book Catalogs
We humans are a superstitious bunch. Some touch wood frequently, others mutter about rabbits on the first day of each month, and apparantly a large number wear particular socks or T-shirts in the pursuit of that most ephemeral of things, luck. Do book collectors have particular rituals or superstitions regarding visits to a rare bookstore or the examination of rare book catalogs? We're sure you do. L... [ more ]
Collecting Roald Dahl
Happy Roald Dahl Day! The renowned British children's book author, screenwriter, and WWII fighter pilot, was born one hundred years ago, today (September 13, 1916). Dahl (or more accurately his books) has been in the headlines often in 2016, first as Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Dahl's classic The BFG hit the theaters and again after the death of the actor Gene Wilder, whose most-celebrated role ... [ more ]
Upcoming Event
The Boston Book Fair will take place October 28-30, 2016. More than 120 dealers from around the world rendevous every fall at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay to display their latest...
October 28th, 2016 - October 30th, 2016
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