Galileo continued writing in conversational language for his landmark 1632 work, Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del ...

Tucked away on the sixth floor of the D’Angelo Law Library are two key-protected rooms enclosed in glass, holding some of the ...

Titles in the collection include everything from an early print of the Indiana Constitution to an account of Queen Marie ...

It was the Grosvenor Library which first created a Rare Book department in 1944, prior to the merger. In the early 1940’s, Grosvenor Librarian Jane Van Arsdale realized some significant books ...

A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...

How a trove of rare books was found on a Chicago sidewalk — and reunited with its owner It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel ...

Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature” is an ode to the physical book, exploring thousands of years of practical knowledge ...

By chance, Romney, a rare-books collector, comes upon a 1778 novel by a woman who turns out to have been one of Jane Austen’s ...

Stepping inside Moon's Rare Books is like entering a room of treasures — first edition books dating back centuries, pop-culture memorabilia and more — all curated by the shop's owner, Reid ...

Remarks prepared by Michael Suarez, University Professor and director of the Rare Book School, to deliver to the University of Virginia Class of 2025 on May 17 on the Lawn. Thank you, Mr. Rector.

How a trove of rare books was found on a Chicago sidewalk — and reunited with its owner It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend Rebecca Romney. S&S/Rucci, $29.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-9821-9024-8 ...