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William Dailey on Collecting Vegetarian Literature

The Lilly Library's summer exhibition. “Eat Your Vegetables! Five Centuries of Vegetarianism and the Printed Word,” draws heavily on the collection of vegetarian literature formed by ABAA-member William Dailey, whose talk will open the exhibition.

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William Dailey on Collecting Vegetarian Literature

Dr. Seuss: Rare Books & Ephemera

Though Theodor Seuss Geisel never had children of his own (perhaps he was too busy teaching and entertaining everyone else’s children), he will forever be remembered as one of the Great Fathers of Children’s Literature!

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Dr. Seuss: Rare Books & Ephemera

Johnson Awarded Young Antiquarian Scholarship

ABAA-member Jennifer Johnson has been awarded a Young Antiquarian Scholarship by the Hungarian Antiquarian Booksellers' Association to attend the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers’ (ILAB) Congress in Budapest.

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Johnson Awarded Young Antiquarian Scholarship

Charles Dickens’ Final Chapter

Charles Dickens' final work, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, has long fascinated fans, as the murder mystery was unfinished at his death and Dickens never (formally) named the murderer. On this the 145th anniversary of the author’s death, we look at his last years and his final work.

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Charles Dickens’ Final Chapter

An Opera for Antiquarians

Accomplished poet Ernest Hilbert of Bauman Rare Books has written the libretto for an opera on the passions of book collecting.

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An Opera for Antiquarians

Chaucer's Day Job

A life of public service means that Geoffrey Chaucer left far more than just a poetic legacy, but a large number of documents as well.

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Chaucer's Day Job