Huttner Library Donation

The American Bookbinders Museum recently received a generous library donation from Sidney F. Huttner a bookbinder and librarian.  ABM Librarian, Amelia Grounds, interviewed Sid to find out a bit more.

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Book news

As Scotland heads to the polls this week to vote on independence from the United Kingdom, an antiquarian bookseller has drawn attention to the 18th century debate regarding the union of Scotland and England: expressed here in a book of poetry in support of the union.  Equally of interest is

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Miniature Sherlock Holmes

For your Friday enjoyment: miniature books, Sherlock Holmes and a Queen’s Doll House.

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Book Traces

My first book love was the odd world of medieval manuscript art: an age defined by distinctive books that are inherently unique in form if not content.  These handwritten and handmade books form the core of my knowledge of books and the advent of the age of printing alone is

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From the Librarian’s Desk | All the King’s Horses

     Quite a lot of my work day at the moment is consumed with planning and big picture issues regarding setting up the library collections and safeguarding it for the future.  One part of that is the cataloging of the library collections.  There are two types of library cataloging: copy and

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