Thew New Antiquarian is the blog of the Antiqurian Booksellers' Association of America

Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions... Rosina Bilston, England, 1783. A wonderful and rare Bilston box showing the heroine of the comic opera, "Rosina", considered the ancestor of the English operetta and also musical comedy. The music was composed by William Shield, the libretto, ... [ more about Weekly Highlights]

The following books were reported as lost in transit from their binder in Michigan to Philadelphia, via UPS. If you know the whereabouts or offered the books, please contact: Here is the list of books and details in this PDF: #126434 – COSTELLO, Louisa Stuart. Specimens of the Early Poetry of France from the Time of the Troubadours and Trouveres to the Reign of Henri Quatre. #128502 – RICHARD II;... [ more about Missing in Transit via UPS from Michigan to Philadelphia]

The following books were reported lost in transit in Miami, FL, via FedEx. If you know the whereabouts of the books or have been offered, please contact us at hq@abaa.org if you have any information. 1.BRUNSCHWIG, Hieronymus. Medicinarius; Liber de arte distillandi simplicia et composita. Das nüv Buch der rechten Kunst zu distillieren. Ouch von Marsilio Ficino und anderer hochberöpmter Artzte natü... [ more about Lost in Transit via FedEx in Miami]