"The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. It takes high-tech imaging to read between the lines. "

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"Brainard's writings fall into several categories: memoir, diaries, Pop Art, short essays and verbal-visual collaborations. Drawing from the University at Buffalo Poetry and Rare Book Collection's vast assortment of journals, magazines, broadsides and first-edition books, this exhibition will capture the freewheeling and generative excitement of New York City in the 1960s and 70s. "

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"ISTANBUL: A new type of art book combining superlative quality photography printed at immense cost and rigorous scholarly investigation by international specialists has seen the light of day. The concept might revolutionize the entire industry."

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"The National Library of Ireland has acquired a huge collection of printed and ephemeral items by and about literary giant Samuel Beckett. "

"The 800 strong collection was built by the late book collector and Enitharmon Press founder Alan Clodd and contains more than 200 items personally signed by the writer."

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"SANA’A (Yemen): It seemed to be a long journey back in time as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and members of his entourage walked through the stone-paved winding streets of the over 1,000-year-old Sanaía city. It is a living museum that has been preserved as it is listed on the heritage list of the UNESCO. "

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"Ben Ness, manager of John K. King Used & Rare Books in Ferndale, said his store is receiving an upswing in sales."

"Some of the business' recent sales were a first edition of For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway and a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses that was illustrated and autographed by the artist Henri Matisse. Customers have also bought rare copies of children's books like The Wizard of Oz and The Little Prince."

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"His intimate, pristine shop is an antiquarian’s paradise; the books are in amazing condition, and the genres and editions are varied. Specializing in incunabula, literally books “from the cradle,” Bruddenbrooks is laden with books printed between the inception of the Gutenberg Bible on February 23, 1455 and around 1500."

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"The renowned Charles L. Blockson Collection of books, manuscripts and photographs - the fifth largest of its kind in the U.S. - got its start in Depression-era Norristown."

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"Murder Ink, the mystery bookstore on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is going out of business after 34 years, along with its younger sister store, Ivy’s Books and Curiosities. On Monday the owner, Jay Pearsall, posted a sign in the window announcing that Dec. 31 would be the final day."

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" A rare copy of Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard's famed book 'Either/Or' was auctioned off Tuesday for 170,000 kroner (euro22,800; US$30,200) to a European book collector, an auction house said."

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"His collection was so vast he was nearly entered into the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records, but he could not provide the number of books in his collection – only its weight. His son is in the process of helping him transfer his archives onto the computer, but Dang is a little wary of the machine and the internet."

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"The Paris sale of the collection of Gerard Nordmann, a Swiss collector and bibliophile, aroused interest across Europe and will complete the break-up of a library Nordmann had spent most of his life acquiring. "

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"Rutgers University is receiving a gift of what the university said is the largest collection of 19th and 20th century Hungarian art outside Central Europe."

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"...four young collectors prove that the love of books lives on. They showcased their prize finds last month at an event sponsored by the Ticknor Society, a Boston book-lovers group. Each displayed the intellect, intensity, and endearing obsessiveness that the hobby seems to inspire."

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"Fine Gael is examining the sale of a manuscript of James Joyce’s novel, Finnegan’s Wake, to the National Library by a former consultant to the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism."

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"Tikari (Bihar), Dec 15: A rare manuscript inscribed in golden letters by the 18th century Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, has been stolen from a school in Bihar. "

"The manuscript titled 'Gulistan' (Nation) in Persian language was in the custody of the Tikari Raj High School, which is about 35 kilometers from Gaya."

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"Meanwhile, Jonathan DeHaven, the shy head of the Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress, is planning nothing more eventful than a day amongst his cherished collection."

"But when Jonathan is found dead by Caleb Shaw, founder and de facto head of the conspiracy theory group, The Camel Club, two long-protected secrets are destined to collide. "

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"Nothing was or is computerized — Navis used to keep track of her books in her head or in a series of small pads of paper in which she would record the author's name, every book he or she'd written and the number of copies she had. "

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"The inner vault of the Sibley Library at the EastmanSchool is a cool, arid room housing rare books and manuscripts. When visitors walk in, they often ask to see the oldest thing in the collection. Archivist David Peter Coppen is happy to oblige."

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"Behind the dusty stools and the old towels, under the broken telephones and the picture frames, amid the spider webs, sits one of the country’s most important collections of artifacts devoted to the history of African-Americans."

"Painstakingly collected over a lifetime by Mayme Agnew Clayton — a retired university librarian who died in October at 83 and whose interest in African-American history consumed her for most of her adult life..."

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"The Detroit Historical Society's weekly program, Behind the Scenes Saturdays, offers inquisitive minds an intimate look at Metro Detroit historical landmarks. "

"The last program of the year is a tour of John K. King Used and Rare Books on Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit."

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"The 1992-95 siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo by Serb forces caused 14 billion euros ($18.5 billion) of damage, the author of a study said on Tuesday. "

"The loss of rich and rare books in the National Library and the Institute for Oriental Studies, both burned down, is also not included in the survey, he said."

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"A new exhibit of rare books at the Boston Public Library (BPL) highlights one of the earliest rises in pop culture in London with pamphlets, broadsides, and rare books telling stories of criminals, ghost, shipwrecks, and pirates."

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"The news from Harvard Square had rare-book collectors aflutter: Two manuscripts by the renowned Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges had vanished and were presumed stolen in an international literary heist worth $950,000."

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"PHILADELPHIA -- Some people who visit the acclaimed restaurant Deux Cheminees come for more than chef Fritz Blank’s cuisine. They come for his books."

"As Blank winds down his involvement with Deux Cheminees ("Two Chimneys,’’ in French), the University of Pennsylvania is preparing to acquire a good portion of his library."

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"The Limited Edition, numbered 501 to 10,000, and signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, retails at £3,000. But if you really want to prove your love for a Red Devils fan, you will need to splash out £4,250 on the Icons Edition, of which there are 500 copies, each signed by Denis Law, Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona, as well as Sirs Alex and Bobby."

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"Two major online marketplaces for new and used books, Alibris.com and Biblio.com, removed listings for the book Friday after it was offered at prices up to $5,499. And eBay, the online auction site, has removed at least eight listings, the latest Tuesday. At least one early eBay listing went undetected, and the book sold for $50."

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"The outstanding collection built up over a lifetime by the late Sir Basil Blackwell was presented to the Bodleian by Julian Blackwell, pictured, president of the Oxford booksellers."

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"Qatar is going to be a part of the prestigious Million Book Project (MBP), a unique concept pioneered by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Computer Science and University Libraries, it is learnt."

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"The San Diego Public Library owns number 285 of the 300 or so sets that were printed, and through January, photos from the portfolios will be on display in the central library's Wangenheim Room."

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"Dilnavaz runs ‘Rare Finds’, dealing in original prints (in which the processes used were engraving, etching, aquatinting, mezzotinting and lithography), old maps and antiquarian books (books which are recognized as occupying a significant place in the literary world)"

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"Just days after a guitar owned by George Harrison fetched a debutante's ransom, a lyric sheet for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," hand-written by Paul McCartney brought in $192 thousand..."

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"A rare 1835 collection of hymns by Emma Smith for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fetched $273,600 at auction Tuesday — possibly the third-highest price ever for an LDS book."

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"In the tiny but well-organized store with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, you can see the length and breadth of Canada's literary and publishing history. All the best dead authors are there in vintage editions, from Susanna Moodie, Mazo de la Roche, John Glassco and Irving Layton to Hugh MacLennan and Charles Ritchie, along with many other writers still living."

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"A library and art museum, the Chester Beatty is located in the secluded gardens of Dublin Castle and houses a treasure-trove of rare and valuable artefacts amassed by its founder the American mining engineer, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty."

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"A rare 1835 LDS hymnal will be auctioned by Christie's Auction House in New York today. Several Utah buyers are bidding on the tiny book, estimated to be worth between $200,000 and $300,000."

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"Part of the Austro-Hungarian empire until after World War I ... the city center brims with century-old Habsburg-era buildings..."

"East of the square is the unlikely twofer Teleki Museum/ Bolyai Library. The library includes numerous rare books, including one by Benjamin Franklin."

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"In the city of Jeddah, along the Red Sea and less than an hour from Mecca, a Saudi Arabian sheik is building a palace. At its heart will be the library that the sheik plans as a gift to his children, a place of potential and invention and an expression of his royal generosity. His Highness likes to give volumes away to celebrated guests like Prince Charles."

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"Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library has acquired the archive of The New Leader, a magazine of political opinion and cultural criticism. "

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"Repairing the libraries in Lebanon's periphery is only one attempt to restore normal cultural life to post-war Lebanon. Several parties have also been attempting to rebuild Beirut's National Library. The library was founded in 1921 by historian Viscount Philippe de Tarazi, who donated his 200,000-item book and manuscript collection. The 1924 Lebanese book deposit law greatly increased the library's inventory. "

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"Locally, Florida Atlantic University Libraries has spent more than $80,000 to go digital, using the Internet and advanced technologies to display its special collections."

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"The used book scene in Tel Aviv is like much of that city's culture - underground and spread out. There are more than a handful of shops selling books in every language in the Carmel Market area, on an unofficial corridor along King George and Allenby Streets, and a few others sporadically dotting the city. "

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