Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Illustrative Processes: Etching
Etching falls under the intaglio and engraving category of printmaking, where the printing press applies great force to push ink into lines. Though an etching is an engraving, not all… 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
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
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 101
Collecting Rare Science Fiction: The Golden Age
Isaac Asimov said, “Science fiction stories are extraordinary voyages into any of the infinite supply of conceivable futures.” During the Golden Age of science fiction (sf), roughly the 1930s-1950s, those futures… Read More
Literature, Moderns, Rare Books 101
Collecting Rare Science Fiction: Genesis of a Genre
I’ll let you in on a secret. We sell more than rare books. We sell time travel. Sure, scientists will tell you time travel can’t happen. But bibliophiles know better…. Read More
Rare Books
Babbitt: The Single Book that Explains American Life
In the midst of a stultified seminar, a somewhat exasperated professor posited the following question to me and my weary-eyed cohorts. “If you had to pick a single book to… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Videos
Illustrating the Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare by John Boydell
Watch a short film narrated by Laura Minor on the 1803 elephant folio issue of this work, which features key scenes from the plays created by the most eminent English… Read More
Rare Books 101
The Secret Language of Rare Books: Cosway-Style Bindings
Does the specialized vocabulary of rare book descriptions read like a secret language to you? In this series we will unveil the meanings behind a few of the more unusual and interesting… Read More
American Revolution
Books the Founders Read: Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England
“In America the law is king,” Thomas Paine declared in Common Sense. The Founding Fathers’ most important and widely-owned law book was William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England. John… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Science/Natural History, Videos
A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way by Edward Emerson Barnard
Watch this short film featuring Rebecca Romney discussing the groundbreaking photography involved in the creation of this inspiring work. Read More