"Jim Hinck, the founder of viaLibri, said that while many users of the site speak English, the new feature was necessary because of an increase of European users and booksellers and the popularity of international works."

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'The first editions of classic children’s books are often very collectible,' said Scott Laming, spokesperson for AbeBooks.com. 'They usually end up battered and beaten so any first editions that survive in good condition become highly sought-after by collectors. The Cat in the Hat is a prime example of how a book’s value can soar because good copies are scare.'

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"Among the recipients from the sale will be the Clara Toppan Endowment Fund, which supports the Toppan Rare Book Library; the College of Business through the Clara Toppan Endowment Fund with the Frederick W. and Clara R. Toppan Scholarship fund for undergraduate accounting students; and the George Raab Memorial Fund, named in memory of Toppan’s nephew, which will award scholarships to deserving student athletes."

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"The Linden Historical Society is tracing the background of the book and trying to answer questions about what happened to the original typed manuscript, whether it was handed to the city and then lost or was it never turned in. The society is also trying to figure out who unlocked the case in the reference room that allowed the manuscript to be removed, taken apart and copied."

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"Last fall some 3,000 books from the library’s 30,000-item rare book collection were donated to the Bibliothèque Nationale. Included were books from the Institut Canadien, one of the Fraser-Hickson’s two founding collections."

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"The burning issue is not so much whether the greatest collection of knowledge ever gathered in one place has survived intact in the sands of the Sinai Desert; it's how an early copy of the Old Testament in its original language, believed preserved somewhere in the library's collections, might change the geographic boundaries of the Middle East, not to mention the political, economic, religious, and cultural dynamic of the world. "

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"SAN FRANCISCO - Five years ago, Gary Frank decided to sell his bookstore here. The Booksmith had built up a fine reputation over a quarter of a century, thanks to an impressive series of author appearances and a high-traffic location in the old hippie neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. Yet hardly anyone expressed interest."

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"The owners of Clayton Fine Books, Cameron and Donna Northhouse, are even more hospitable than the store itself. They are friendly and willing to lend a helping hand in finding books and ordering food or drinks. "

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"Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) tax partner Martin Paisner, the son of the firm’s founder and adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair, is being sued for £400,000 over an alleged breach of contract. "

"The claim, which relates to a £2m rare book collection, has been brought by Wragge & Co on behalf of Valentine Rare Books (VRB)."

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"As the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) celebrates its fourth anniversary, Uttar Pradesh too has become a part of it. Some of the rare manuscripts in the state, which were so far preserved in the private and institutional collections, are being conserved for a national database now. "

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"Holly Sweezey loves to buy used books. She used to peruse the shelves of places like Left Bank Books at the Redlands Mall and the Novel Hovel in the Vons shopping center."

"Those places are long gone."

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"A water leak damaged the top four floors of the Lexington Public Library downtown, reaching the rare-books area and forcing the main library to close Tuesday."

"Many books, records and newspapers in the Kentucky Room on the third floor had at least some water damage, said Kathleen Imhoff, the library’s director."

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"A lecture and reception next week will celebrate the Bryn Mawr College Library's recent acquisition of an early 15th-century manuscript that offers important insights into the role of women in late medieval Europe. The lecture will be delivered by Bert Roest of the University of Groningen..."

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"Administrators and faculty officially welcomed award-winning author Salman Rushdie to campus on Tuesday at a press conference and reception where the writer practically bared all. "

"It was the first time the author, who will serve a five-year appointment at Emory, saw his works archived, and the experience, Rushdie said, 'was a bit like undressing in public.'"

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"After months of construction, the Special Collections section of McIntyre Library now has a new home."

"At a Friday afternoon reception in the section's new, fifth-floor location, university officials unveiled the newly renovated and relocated facility. The Special Collections section was recently moved from its previous location in the Old Library."

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"The New Orleans unit, part of the Army of Northern Virginia, was involved in epic battles spanning four years, from the beginning of the war until the final surrender at Appomattox."

"Eshleman -- who commanded the 350 or so men armed with Napoleon cannons -- fired shots signaling the opening of the Rebels' charge at Gettysburg."

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"Saad Eskander is a slim, bespectacled man who wears corduroy jackets and has the quiet footfall of one who has spent many years in library reading rooms."

"But, asked to name his biggest headaches as director of Iraq's National Library, Eskander's response is not one you would expect from a typical librarian: snipers and car bombs."

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"A recently launched service offered by BibliOZ The Book Search Wizard for finding out-of-print, collectible and hard-to-find books has been developed specifically for the mining and engineering sectors."

"The website portal is managed by Australian company, BiblioQuest International..."

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"With almost 100 rare manuscripts on display, National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) in association with National Archives of India, the exhibition not only provides knowledge about these documents, but also instills the visitors with a sense of pride about their country so rich in heritage."

"The exhibition titled "The World is Sacred; Sacred is the World" celebrates the fourth anniversary of NMM. "

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"Ruth’s father, a major collector of rare books, added a library, and in 1954 founded the Lilly Library, at Indiana University, when he donated his twenty thousand volumes and seventeen thousand manuscripts."

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"The world's largest rare book fair celebrates its 40th year this weekend in San Francisco."

"More than 200 booksellers from around the world will gather at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair running Friday through Sunday..."

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"The Holland Hall Book Fair will take place on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, selling a huge quantity of used, rare and children's books for every type of reader. The rare books section will include collectible, first edition and hard-to-find publications. "

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"More than 60 works of the best bookbinders and book artists in America will be on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts as part of the Guild of Book Workers' 100th Anniversary Exhibition starting today. "

"The exhibit, co-hosted by the Book Arts Program at the J. Willard Marriott Library and the UMFA, is touring across the country and features three unique books by Utah artists."

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"Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced that the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Library of Congress a $2 million grant for a program to digitize thousands of public-domain works, with a major focus on at-risk "brittle books" and U.S. history volumes."

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"Saad Eskander, the director of Iraq’s National Library and Archive in Baghdad, finally had some time to catch up on his diary after a couple of very busy weeks. As he wrote in his latest entry, he was having trouble repairing the Internet system; the Restoration Laboratory “was hit by 5 bullets”; and “another librarian, who works at the Periodical Department, received a death threat."

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"Rising rents and competition from the chains have imperiled independents for years, but San Francisco used to think it was immune. Cody's and other Bay Area stores helped spark the Beat movement, encouraged the counterculture, fueled the initial protests against the Vietnam War. In a region that sees itself as smart and civilized, bookshops were things to be cherished."

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"TRANSLATING ancient French stories about goblins and fairies was the last thing Lorraine David imagined she could do to earn a living."
"But by following her passion for everything French, this rare books assistant at the Monash University library landed a book deal that spirited her into the world of imagery and magic."

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"SOUTH BEND - A frozen pipe ruptured and flooded part of three floors and the basement of Hesburgh Library, damaging about 1,500 books, the University of Notre Dame said."

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"A RARE 19th century handbook of a former dragoon who fought at the battle of Waterloo has been uncovered by a collector from Horbury.
The tiny battered pocket book – The Soldier’s Friend and Traveller’s Vade Mecum – was bought by Richard Knowles, of Rickaro Books, Horbury, and is believed by him to be the only one surviving in the UK."

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"NAPLES, Fla. – Gene Frey, Twin Cities and Naples resident, and board member of the Naples Museum of Art, announced today a gift of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible to the Naples Museum of Art through the Frey Family Foundation. Myra Daniels, chair and CEO of the Philharmonic Center of the Arts, received the gift on behalf of the Naples Museum of Art."

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"Now book lovers can actually get to purchase their favourite paperback, hardbound, best sellers or academic texts at the click of a button. With A1Books USA officially being launched in India on December 12 last year, the site promises to be the biggest e-marketplace for books in town selling not only English books but books in Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and many other regional languages. And they just have to pay the price of the book and nothing for the conveyance or shipping charges. "

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"The Library of Congress has been awarded a $2 million grant to digitize thousands of works in the public domain, in a project focusing on at-risk "brittle books" and U.S. history volumes, the library announced Wednesday. "

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"It's official: in just over seven weeks from today, the construction site mid-campus will be transformed into the new and improved Case Library. Upon returning from spring break on March 18, students will be able peruse the stacks, examine the high-tech Library Automated Storage and Retrieval (LASR) system and study in a space that many have never known as part of their Colgate experience."

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