- It was a great treat to see so many friends at last week's Bibliography Among the Disciplines conference in Philadelphia - see the #BxD17 hashtag for tweets from the meeting.
- The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is coming up on 10–12 November.
- From Archaeology, "The Hidden Stories of the York Gospel."
- Don't miss Aaron Pratt's new post on the HRC blog, "A baroness and her bookshelves in an English parish church."
- The Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division has released a new web portal for accessing digitized books from their collections.
- A security alert from the ABAA about some books stolen in Georgia and perhaps taken to California.
- Over on the Princeton Graphic Arts blog, a quick review of the APHA/CHAViC meeting in Worcester.
- The AP has a report on UVA's efforts to digitize books Jefferson recommended for law students.
- A John Calvin manuscript has been returned to the canton of Geneva by Sotheby's; it was found to have been stolen from the canton's archives.
- Leah Klement writes on the Huntington blog about her work with a much-used manuscript in the library's collections in "A Using Book."
- Ruth Ahnert has a report from the Folger's third Early Modern Digital Agendas gathering.
- The Folger and Wellesley co-sponsored a recent Transcribathon, which looks like grand fun!
- Over on the ABAA blog, Heather O'Donnell and Rebecca Romney offer "Notes from the 2017 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize."
- The Bookhunter on Safari offers up some thoughts on "The Fidelity of Engravers."
Reviews
- George William Van Cleve's We Have Not a Government; review by Jack Rakove in the WaPo.
- Walter Isaacson's Leonardo da Vinci; review by Alexandra C. Kafka in the WaPo.
Upcoming Auctions
- Fine Autograph Letters and Manuscripts from a Distinguished Private Collection (Part I: Music) at Sotheby's London on 26 October.
- The Magnificent Botanical Library of D. F. Allen at Sotheby's New York on 26 October.
- Rare and Important Travel Posters at Swann Galleries on 26 October.
