Perhaps one of the rarest treasures of modern literature will hit the auction block this summer at Sotheby’s. The copy of A Study In Scarlet, the debut novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of only two inscribed examples known to exist, and the first to ever be auctioned, is expected to fetch over [...]
I posted about this great exhibition a few weeks ago and following up on a very successful opening May 6th, Exposure Gallery will be hosting a roundtable discussion of the Rare Book Series. Exposure Gallery’s curator, Carrie Colton, will lead the discussion about the origins of the Rare Book Series and Chrystia Mycyk will be in attendance to [...]
2nd Really Big Book Sale June 05, 2010 Lester B Pearson Catholic High School, 2072 Jasmine Crescent, Gloucester Hundreds of gently used books, CDs and DVDs will be for sale at the One Boy One Van Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Event proceeds will benefit special needs children in the Eastern Ontario region. More info: www.oneboyonevan.ca
Rare book dealers to become rarer still – an interesting little article from an Aussie newspaper.
A great local Do-It-Yourself craft fair that seems to keep getting bigger and better each year. A wonderful variety of vendors ranging from papermakers and zines to potters and jewlry makers, with a guarantee that the majority of of items are under $20.00. A perfect way to send a Sunday afternoon & hope to see you there. [...]
It has been a while since I’ve found something new and interesting to add to my A.E. Coppard collection, but recently I acquired two new items that put a smile on my face. The first was a copy of Coppard’s autobiography It’s me, O Lord! of which I already have a few copies, but this [...]
The Second Annual SoGlad (South of Gladstone) community garage sale is happening tomorrow with a great bake sale and BBQ to follow. As this is basically in my backyard, hopefully a number of people in the community putting old books out so I can spend the morning trolling for goodies SoGlad (South of Gladstone) Sleep-in [...]
After great success at the World Sci-fi convention in Montreal last year, we will partnering up once again with Andrew Cornell from Cornell Booksellers to take on the Montreal Con*cept convention this October 1-3rd. The event is promising to have a great mixture of literary and film/tv events planned with author guest of honour Tad Williams and media guest [...]
April book sales have treated me well as I’ve managed to hit about 5 or 6 now and have come away with a box full or so from each. Along with plenty of solid general stock for the shop, I managed to find a handful of old Pogo comics (always fun to find and a [...]