http://www.rarebooknews.com/ News and commentary about rare books. Copyright 2009 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:05:22 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "Where Charing Cross Road used to be London's main bookish thoroughfare, rising rents have pushed many of the small independents out of business. Cecil Court is lucky enough to have a sympathetic landlord in Lord Salisbury; while he's not quite... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/independent_boo_8.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/independent_boo_8.php News about Booksellers Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:05:22 -0500 "Princeton Theological Seminary, a school with one of the largest col lections of theological books in the world, has scaled back its proposed plan for a new library to replace the aging Speer Library on campus be cause of neighbors'... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/princeton_semin.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/princeton_semin.php News about Libraries Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:03:08 -0500 "The institute is directed by Indiana University English Professor Christoph Irmscher and funded by a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities through its Picturing America series of summer seminars and institutes for high school teachers. Alita Hornick... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/john_james_audu_1.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/07/john_james_audu_1.php News about Book Exhibits Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:59:59 -0500 "Jeans Kupferschmidt, an ancient manuscript researcher from Leipzig University in Germany, demonstrated the digitalization process at the workshop, which was attended by participants from Aceh, Solo, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Bandung, Batam, Denpasar, Jakarta, Kendari, Makassar, Mataram, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Pontianak, Yogya,... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/ancient_indones.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/ancient_indones.php News about Libraries Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:29 -0500 "Most couples interested in having a wedding here are not from Indianapolis; one inquiry came from Belgium." "Central will also host a high school graduation and many corporate events. Standing in the Rare Books room, one can look out on... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/indianapolis_ce.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/indianapolis_ce.php News about Libraries Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:42:30 -0500 "He also amassed a personal library of more than 45,000 volumes, including many rare books and first editions. In a high-ceilinged library behind his Austin home, he shelved original editions of almost every presidential campaign biography since the founding of... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/creekmore_faith.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/creekmore_faith.php News about Book Collectors Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:39:11 -0500 "Diaghilev's Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, on view June 26 through September 12, 2009, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Ballets Russes and explores the company's historical and cultural context and international influences."... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/new_exhibit_on.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/new_exhibit_on.php News about Libraries Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:08:10 -0500 "Depending on how geeky your social circle is, you either regard the University Of Texas' Harry Ransom Center as the home to a world of untold cultural riches, or that ugly slab of international-style limestone across the street from the... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/the_harry_ranso.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/the_harry_ranso.php News about Libraries Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:04:03 -0500 "A new exhibit of modern stage design, Creating the Modern Stage: Designs for Theater and Opera, opened last month and is behind held through August 16 at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/20th_century_st.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/20th_century_st.php News about Libraries Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:43 -0500 "it’s doubled capacity to accommodate readers at 120 seats, better lighting and modern facilities-which will see most of its nearly 5,000 members spending several languid hours in the company of a tome." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/renovation_of_t.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/renovation_of_t.php News about Libraries Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:16:35 -0500 "A collection of 200 letters from WA’s first surveyor-general, John Septimus Roe, became one of the most expensive archives of early Australian history to be sold at auction when it was bought for $300,000 yesterday." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/important_austr.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/important_austr.php News about Great Writers Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:11:56 -0500 "LONDON: A rare picture of legendary physicist Albert Einstein was sold for 49,300 pounds." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/albert_einstein_1.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/albert_einstein_1.php News about Booksellers Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:08:38 -0500 "In a tiny room on the sixth floor of the Wise Library, on the downtown campus of West Virginia University, is a stash of stuff that would set the hearts of literary scholars aflutter." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/rare_books_at_w.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/rare_books_at_w.php News about Libraries Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:27:07 -0500 "Michael Mathews thinks the newest addition to his antiques store will go over well with the bookworm crowd." "Mathews, who owns the Antique Mall of Beaumont on College Street, recently opened the Rare Book Room in one nook of his... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/michael_mathews.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/michael_mathews.php News about Booksellers Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:21:14 -0500 "A historic building housing a rare-book store in downtown Coral Gables was damaged by a Wednesday morning fire that was quickly doused by firefighters." "The extent of smoke and fire damage to the building at 296 Aragon Ave., the original... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/fire_threatens.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/06/fire_threatens.php News about Booksellers Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:19:05 -0500