Links to Related
Resources
INTERNAL LINKS
Rare
Books in Academia Rare
Book Collections from colleges around
the United States.
The Language
of Rare Books a glossary of terms
Information
Landscapes Program page.
-A library science undergraduate program
at Evergreen during 2005-06 with student
pages and more.
RARE BOOKS LINKS
Rare Books at ALA
The Rare
Books and Manuscripts section of
the American Library Association.
New
York Public Library Rare Books Division
Los
Angeles Public Library Rare Books
Dept.
Rare
Book School at UCLA
opens summer 2006
Rare
Book School at the University of
Virginia
Rare
Book News "Daily
news for bibliophiles"
Hand
Bookbindings From
Princeton University's Firestone
Library, this is a beautiful and
detailed site.
The
Abbey Newsletter
on
Bookbinding and Conservation (Full
text e-journal)
U.S.
Naval Observatory Library Collection
Rare books and glass plates.
ARTIST'S BOOKS & PUBLISHERS
LINKS
Mystical
Places Press Handmade
books by Jill Timm, many of which
are in the James F. Holly collection.
Science
and the Artist's Book
An
exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution
Libraries and the Washington Project
for the Arts.
Personal
Visions: Artists' Books at the Millennium
An exhibition
from the University of Delaware.
BOOK ARTS LINKS
About
letterpress
printing (from
Columbia College). A quick
introduction.
FAQ's
about letterpress printing
(Green Dolphin
Press). An extensive explanation
of the technology and techniques
of hand printing presented in a
Socratic format.
Center
for Books Arts
The
Center for Book Arts in New York
is dedicated to preserving the traditional
crafts of book-making, as well as
exploring and encouraging contemporary
interpretations of the book as an
art object.
American
Amateur Press Association
A web site
for enthusiasts of letterpress printing
with links to printing museums,
foundries and various resources
for printers.
Book
Arts Net
BOOK COLLECTING
Bibliofind
The online
sale catalog of rare book dealers.
"More than 20 million used and rare
books,
periodicals
and ephemera offered for sale by
thousands of booksellers around
the world make this the most interesting
book-selling site on the Web."
abebooks.com
abebooks.com (ABE) is the
world's largest web-based network
of independent booksellers, owned
and operated by its founders from
Victoria, BC. Established in 1995,
abe has provided its member booksellers
with the online capability of selling
their books worldwide to customers
in North and South America, Europe,
Africa and Asia. Prices quoted
in Canadian $'s, but with a link
to a currency converter.
Archival
Suppliers
(Hollinger
Corporation):
Storage boxes, etc. for storing
fragile material. Order online.
Joshua
Heller Rare Books
The
International League of Antiquarian
Booksellers
Seattle
Antiquarian Book Fair
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS...
The
Library of Congress