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The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America has announced the first season of the ABAA Diversity Initiative, a guided discovery program for those historic
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) is inviting booksellers, collectors, librarians, and anybody handling antiquarian material to attend its sy
Rare Book School at University of Virginia has released its 2022-23 Annual Report chronicling its 40th anniversary year and developments including its move
I entered the autograph field in 1985, a complete novice. The lay of the land was much different than it is today.
In 1985 my wife bought me a check signed by Orville Wright. I had no idea there was a market for autographs like that, and I was excited and began to look into it.
Organisers of the ninth iteration of the York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS) are now seeking applications for places on its highly respected annual semina
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Richard Erdmann, proprietor o
The Jane Austen Museum in Chawton, England, is looking for help in transcribing the unpublished manuscript biography of Francis Austen, Jane's older brother,
Organizers of the David Ruggles Prize, an annual international book collecting prize to encourage and support young collectors of color, are seeking entries f
Our regular look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month.