http://www.rarebooknews.com/ News and commentary about rare books. Copyright 2010 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:09:16 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "Sponsored by the Southern California Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, the Los Angeles Book Fair is recognized as one of the world's premier antiquarian book exhibitions and sales. Over 200 pre-eminent members of the International League of... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/california_book_3.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/california_book_3.php News about Booksellers Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:09:16 -0500 "The amended Google Books settlement agreement (ASA) has not impressed the U.S. Department of Justice. A statement the organization issued late yesterday praised the idea of making rare books widely available, but also maintained that there are a number of... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/the_google_book.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/the_google_book.php News about Internet Bookselling Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:05:39 -0500 "For himself, Warren will only keep a bright red poster, a Republican banner from the Spanish Civil War, which he plans to put in his living room. Many customers had inquired about buying the poster, but were rebuffed by the... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/skyline_books_c.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/skyline_books_c.php News about Booksellers Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:01:34 -0500 "The traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, examines how author J.K. Rowling used historical sources from Renaissance medicine to illuminate her wildly popular books." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/harry_potter_on.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/harry_potter_on.php News about Book Exhibits Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:32:20 -0500 " Works on Islam and Buddhism are a big hit at stalls put up by publishers from South Asian countries at the World Book Fair here. Many avid book readers and scholars are happy to have spotted rare books that... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/rare_books_in_n_4.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/02/rare_books_in_n_4.php News about Booksellers Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:29:22 -0500 "The letters by Charles Dickens that will join The Huntington’s holdings were written from about 1838 to 1869 and are addressed to a variety of individuals, including Hablot Knight Browne (Dickens’ best-known illustrator, affectionately called “Phiz”), John Leech (another of... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/huntingdon_libr.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/huntingdon_libr.php News about Libraries Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:01:01 -0500 "As the Africana Collections Curator for the Yale Library, Woodson has traveled from Johannesburg to Timbuktu in search of new materials — ranging from books to microfilm to “ephemera” like T-shirts and posters — to add to the Library’s 13... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/searching_for_r_1.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/searching_for_r_1.php News about Libraries Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:58:38 -0500 "The Delhi Public Library (DPL) has turned 60 and will showcase in an exhibition India’s growth trajectory through rare books, newspapers and gramophone records over the past six decades." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/delhi_public_li.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/delhi_public_li.php News about Libraries Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:56:13 -0500 "More than 3,700 rare medical books from the Rush University Medical Center will join the library collection of the University of Chicago as part of the school's dedication to the history of medicine." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/university_of_c_8.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/university_of_c_8.php News about Libraries Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:20:24 -0500 "The University of Pennsylvania is home to papers documenting the literary career and life of rabbi-turned-author Chaim (KHYM') Potok." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/university_of_p_9.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/university_of_p_9.php News about Great Writers Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:18:24 -0500 "There’s only one place you can leaf through a copy of William Shakespeare’s “First Folio” from 1623 and also touch President John Adams’ personal copy of “Common Sense” - and do it for free." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/treasures_at_th_1.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/treasures_at_th_1.php News about Libraries Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:16:12 -0500 "Despite enjoying a lot of funds and working under the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), Diyal Singh Trust Library (DSTL) has still not started digitalising its collection of rare books, periodicals and manuscripts. However, due to its importance in history... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/digitizing_rare_8.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/digitizing_rare_8.php News about Librarians Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:24:47 -0500 " Indiana University's Lilly Library in Bloomington will host an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts to mark its 50th anniversary." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/50th_anniversar.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/50th_anniversar.php News about Librarians Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:22:47 -0500 "In terms of rare books, Irving Leif says he's a millionaire. In terms of real dollars, the soon-to-be-evicted Jersey City man is more like a 14-dollar-aire." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/antiquarian_boo_11.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/antiquarian_boo_11.php News about Booksellers Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:19:36 -0500 "An effective way to preserve old and fragile books is to digitize them. The National Library has started the process of digitization since 1999, but according to a library employee, the process is moving at snail’s pace. He said that... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/digitizing_rare_7.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2010/01/digitizing_rare_7.php News about Libraries Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:46:56 -0500