Rare Book Monthly « April

The 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair: Be There!!

The 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair: Be There!! On April 4th, in New York City, the Park Avenue Armory begins to host the 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair that runs through the 7th. One hundred ninety-six exhibitors will be displaying prized materials to seduce the steady crowds that annually make these New York book fairs the premier antiquarian book fair in the world. To the casual observer it may seem just a book fair but this is a reminder that New York City, once the home of more than 200 bookshops, lost them slowly over the 20th century while o...

The Discovery of America catalogue of works will be offered for sale at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair 2024

R. David Parsons assembled one of the most important collections of early explorations to the Americas and to Asia. David passed away in 2014, and his collection was recently acquired from the Par...

Bonhams offering an auction about Remarkable Women Closing April 2nd

Bonhams is offering an auction about Remarkable Women. It’s concentrations of material owned and/or used by women during their lives. Book collections rarely say much about their collectors. The...

Criminal Prosecution of Librarians and Withdrawal from the American Library Association is on the Legislative Agenda in Multiple States

American libraries continue to be a focus of the culture wars and debate over what should or should not be allowed on the shelves and who should select it has become increasingly loud and divisive....

Eric Caren: A Consignor who is making his case: Potter and Potter April 18

Eric C. Caren is writing about his 9th Single Owner Auction of "How History Unfolds on Paper" at Potter Potter, April 18th. Highlights include George Washington's Commission to be Commander in Ch...

Believe It Or Not – A Florida School District Removes 1,600 Books from Its Shelves

Schools in Escambia County, Florida, have removed an astonishing 1,600 books from their schools in response to a law passed last year by the Florida legislature and signed by the Governor. It requi...

UPDATE: The British Library and Toronto Public Library are still recovering from ransomware cyber attacks which caused massive disruption of services and highlighted weaknesses in their IT systems

Two of the world’s largest libraries, The British Library and the Toronto Public Library, were both victims of massive cyber attacks which disabled their computer systems and held them for ransom i...