Rare Books 101
Rare Books 101: Caring for Your Rare Books
Caring for rare books is mostly common sense: keep them in a dry, climate-controlled room away from sunlight, store them upright on coated or finished-wood shelves, dust them gently, and… Read more
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Literature, Moderns
Greater than Gatsby? Why Tender is the Night might be Fitzgerald’s “intended masterpiece.”
The sick and tired adages regarding the relationship between art and the artist are rarely more evident and appropriate than in the curious case of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his… Read More
Rare Books
The Weird and The Wonderful:
The Silver and Ivory Hornbook
This week, “The Weird and the Wonderful” is taking a look at one of my favorite Bauman items: our ivory and silver hornbook. While most hornbooks were educational devices–functional, utilitarian–this… Read More
Rare Books
Preserving Rare Books: Paper Repair and Reinforcement
As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts, books have it rough. The price of reading–no matter how careful you are–is a certain amount of wear and tear. It’s no wonder… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Moderns
The Writer, the Painter, and the Department Store Tycoon
In 1929, George Macy (of department store fame) founded the Limited Editions Club press for the purpose of publishing beautiful livres d’artiste. Artist’s books, which became especially popular in the… Read More
Rare Books 101
The Private Library: The Living Room
We are often asked at Bauman Rare Books if we think there is a future for material books. Answer: Yes! If you build your OWN library. The more people who… Read More
Children's Lit
The Story Behind A.A. Milne’s Pooh Books
“Isn’t it funny how a bear loves honey?” One of the most familiar storybook bears is Winnie-the-Pooh created by A.A. Milne. How did he come to be? Milne was… Read More
Rare Books 101
How English Became English: Caxton to Johnson
Welcome to “Culture Beat,” a new series inspired by current events and exhibitions around New York City. Check out these shows while you’re in town, and then continue the conversation… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Weird and The Wonderful:
Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans
This week, I want to take a look at one of my favorite pieces: Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans. Read More
Literature, Moderns
Collecting Rare Science Fiction: The Modern Age
During the Golden Age of science fiction (or “sf”), the genre set it sights on exploring starry frontiers and seemingly infinitely expanding futures. But when the atomic bomb brought World… Read More
Rare Books
Preserving Rare Books: Rebacking and Respining
To paraphrase The Velveteen Rabbit, “[Rare] isn’t how you are made… It’s a thing that happens to you.” Before rare books become rare, they’re just books. Books are left haphazardly… Read More