"Books containing the first detailed colour pictures of Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem to be published in the west have been unearthed at a museum in York."
"A complete version of The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt And Nubia by David Roberts was found by volunteers at the Yorkshire Museum."

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"According to the Library of Congress, the Lincoln Inaugural Bible has not been used in any other inauguration. It is a powerful symbol of Lincoln's strength and wisdom during a time when the survival of the United States of America was at stake."

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"Lost in the hand-wringing over the state of the book industry is the fact that this is a golden age for those in love with old-fashioned printed volumes: more books are available for less effort and less money than ever before. A book search engine like ViaLibri.net can knit together 20,000 booksellers around the world offering tens of millions of nearly new, used or rare books."

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"This Bible is not distinguished unto itself. It's not a rare-edition Bible. An 1853 Oxford Bible with no historical associations would get $30 or $40 today. But by association, it becomes priceless. There is no way to put a dollar sign on it."

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"“Incunabula” was one of the first complicated words I learned as a boy. It was imprinted in my mind because it was always confused with “incubus,” a demon or spirit that enjoyed sexual intercourse with humans."

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"But these scribes aren’t people – they’re state-of-the-art scanning machines from non-profit Internet Archive, the library basement’s out-of-sight secret. The basement lab will play a vital role in digitizing the former Lincoln Museum collection for public access."

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The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is publishing a letterpress broadside, today, in tribute to the printers who printed the Martyrs' MIrror book in the 1740s.

The Martyrs' Mirror book was printed at the Ephrata Cloister, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The Historical Society is also located in Ephrata, Lancaster County.

The Martyrs' Mirroris the largest book printed in colonial North America, and is often considered the most ambitious printing project of that era.

The book records the stories of Anabapatist martyrs in Europe, who were the ancestors of many Amish and Mennonite families here in the United States.

The broadside commemorates the beheading of Anabaptist martyr Hans Haslibacher, who was beheaded in Switzerland in 1571.

The Historical Society is home to the William and Jemima Brossman Library and Research Center, and to the Theodore R. Sprecher Museum.

The "Martyrs' Mirror Manifesto" broadside is Here.

The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is Here.

" A landmark cultural institution in New York City, the Gotham Book Mart was the epitome of all that is engaging and inspiring about an independent bookstore. It was an oasis where poets, writers, and lovers of literature could gather for readings, discuss and discover authors and their works, and while away hours poring over the store's eclectic and often unique inventory. "

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"The first show opens on Friday, January 16. Books at the 25th St. Armory, promoted by Mancuso Show Management, features 70 dealers of antiquarian and rare books, autographs, and ephemera. The show, held at the 69th Regiment Armory at 68 Lexington Avenue and 26th Street, will run for two days."

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"The imposing Shaikh Isa National Library will operate under the umbrella of the cultural centre and is part of a regional push to celebrate Arab culture."

"A grand foyer fitted with a magnificent chandelier and patterned marble floors are an impressive reminder of the 7,000 square metres of sprawling library space and its accompanying facility. The library comprises five floors, two of which are in the basement."

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"I have visited The Huntington on a few occasions and roamed around most of the place - it truly is one of the jewels of the Southland - so I have seen the art and many of the other delights. This trip, however, I spent some time in the library having initially survived Mrs. Huntington's frosty gaze."

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"Artists aren't the only creative types flocking to Berlin, Europe's new cultural capital. The city has been attracting both fledgling and established writers from around the globe, including Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides."

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"Situated between an insurgent stronghold and a building used as a British and US military base, the library continued to experience direct bombing and sniper attacks. Five members of its staff were killed and four kidnapped."

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"Only about 50 known copies of the first edition 1611 King James Version of the Bible exist."

"Hardin-Simmons University now has one of them."

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"The Socorro Public Library started in 1924, as an oak book cabinet housed at a local drug store. The modest collection of books was loaned out using an honor system in which users would contribute or exchange books they had finished reading for newly contributed books from other users."

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"The international attention attracted by a depiction of Pooh, Tigger and Piglet which sold for more than $60,000 at Bonham’s Books sale in London speaks to the public’s enduring love of the little bear. To be offered at this upcoming New York sale are copies of author A.A. Milne’s four most popular books, each including hand drawings by illustrator E.H. Shepard featuring the character Christopher Robin."

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"Google’s (GOOG) library is growing. In addition to serving as the card catalog for the ever-changing mass of digital content on the net, the search giant has archived rare books and snagged Life Magazine’s photo catalog. They’re also now playing host to a collection of magazine back issues – full spreads, not just links."

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"Mrs Frame said Dunedin's lucky break came in 1903 when Andrew Carnegie offered £10,000 to build a library, as long as certain conditions were observed."

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"The collection written by Daniel Dafoe was donated to the university's manuscripts, archives and rare books library by Emory alumnus Robert Lovett and his wife, Miriam."

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"Rare Finds is an exhibition that is held irregularly. In the last nine years it has been organised only four times-in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Each time Dilnavaz Mehta thought it would be the last time; each time, popular demand compelled her to set it up again. This year Rare Finds is on from December 10 at the Cymroza Art Gallery."

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"O.K.: it’s more than a coffee-table book. The rare, 61-pound book, made recently by hand, was toiled over by scholars, artists and artisans. Called “Michelangelo: La Dotta Mano” (“Michelangelo: The Learned Hand”), the book, an Italian language celebration of his work, cost 100,000 euros (about $126,864) to make in Italy and was donated on Monday to the library, where it will be on view through Monday."

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"It has survived wars, pestilence, religious reformation and the scribbled notes of unknown priests. Yet, the five-century-old Breviarium Ratisponense remains remarkably intact on the 12th floor of the University of Calgary's MacKimmie Library. The 15thcentury calf binding is original, as is the metal clasp that holds it together. Inside the back cover, two handwritten obituaries-- barely more than the names of the deceased--have been attached."

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"Julia Timmins Santry was a cultivated Montreal-born Connecticut socialite and a member of the United States Chapter of the Friends of McGill University who last year established a scholarship that will be awarded annually to an outstanding student entering a full-time undergraduate degree program in the Faculty of Science."

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"While one of Taiwan's leading bookstore chains, Eslite Books, has shut down several of its outlets, some small used bookstores are using their advantage of a more personalized service to stay afloat in the current economic storm."

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