Jane Austen's novels criticizing sentimentalism, the British landed gentry, and women's dependence on marriage have remained in pr
Scout's honor--here's an exhibit to see: OK, I'll Do It Myself: Narratives of Intrepid Women in the American Wilderness, Selections
We're focusing on California this week on the blog in the run-up to the California Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena.
It feels remiss not to take a moment to memorialize three longtime booksellers that have left us this week.
"A rather scarce little book, in fine condition with the map," was how Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then governor of New York, described--and inscribed on the book's pastedown--his first edition of W
Master bookbinder Tim Ely's elaborate art books are sophisticated otherworldly mash-ups of landscapes, diagrams, and architecture meant to inspire and provoke.
Late June is always hectic around here: Half-days at school throw off daily routines, and packing my daughter for camp is often a multi-day, multi-sensory experience that fails to disappoint.
