If you are a frequent reader, you likely have a lot of books, probably sitting in an attic or a basement somewhere, that you don't know what to do with. The truth is, buying books is an experience for ...

A book collection speaks volumes about its collector. Much like the unfolding of a story in a book, these collections reveal twists, turns and truths as the collection and its collector grow. This is ...

Our collection of rare books includes works on art, history, literature, mathematics and science, as well as a collection of Bibles. These books are housed in the Thomas E. and Jennie W. Welmers Rare ...

IN the March Atlantic I wrote of the amenities of book-collecting in London, of my adventures in the shops of Bond Street and Piccadilly, of Holborn and the Strand, — almost as though this paradise of ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. To furnish the mind, to furnish the library, and to furnish the pocketbook — these ...

This month the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books Collection launched an online platform that unifies artists' books from across several Smithsonian collections. It may seem like a simple tool, but ...

Behind every collection is a story. How did the collector begin amassing the items? When did they begin collecting? Why do they collect those particular items? While every collection is unique, one ...

Daniel Kandra peruses the stacks at Earth Prime Comics in Burlington on Friday, October 11. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — In a modest Church Street shop with walls splashed red and ...

A part of MSU's comics collection is located in the library. Most of the pieces are kept in a warehouse offsite. In recent years, superhero movies inspired by comics have become an unavoidable part of ...

Rose McCandless isn’t on TikTok much. The 26-year-old’s nose is more likely to be in a book about medieval handwriting. The Paleography of Gothic Manuscript Books: from the Twelfth to the Early ...