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Boston – The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) is making its much-anticipated return to the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston from November 11-13, 2022.
A new online project to make historic correspondence related to the founding of the Oxford English Dictionary freely available is now underway.
The University of Michigan (U-M) Library announced last week that its 1610 Galileo manuscript—“
Fine Books & Collections' autumn issue arrives in mailboxes this week and next. Unintentionally, 'destinations' became a theme for this issue. For our cover story, literary tourist Nigel Beale…
While researching my recent posts about bestsellers from 100 years ago (see parts 1
Seventy-five years ago, in the winter of 1947 at the University of Cambridge, John Carter delivered a series of three le
2022 has been a landmark year for Charles Darwin, the English scientist best known for his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species.
London — Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair, organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA), will return from 16-18 September for its 65th edit
In our current issue, Nick Basbanes talks with historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur Der Weduwen about their latest book, "The Library: A Fragile History."
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’Tis the season for travel and tourism, even in the collecting world. If these are areas of interest, three upcoming events should be on your itinerary.
