Special Collections, which includes Rare Books, had a bumper crop this past reporting year of carefully considered rare book acquisitions via purchase, fourteen items from nine both nationally and internationally respected vendors. The latter include new dealer contacts in England, France, Holland, and Italy. Several examples are reviewed in some detail while others due to Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Inquisitio – Rare Book Acquisitions, 2023-2024
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The Archivist’s Nook: Adeptio-Rare Book Acquisitions, 2021-2022
Special Collections, including the Rare Books Department, like the rest of the world, is continuing to emerge from the shadow of the COVID Pandemic. We continue to purchase new books and related materials, which we reported on in our November 2020 and November 2021 blog posts, and are pleased to announce further acquisitions during the 2021-2022 Read More
Posted in: Digital Scholar Bytes The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Collection Management, France, Humanities, Italy, Jansenist, Mexico, Rare Books, rare books, Sammelband, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Attainment-Rare Book Acquisitions, 2021
Special Collections, including the Rare Books Department, like the rest of the world, is operating under the strictures of the COVID Pandemic. Fortunately, we were able to acquire new books and related materials during the vicissitudes of 2020, which we reported on in a November blog post, and are pleased to announce further significant purchases Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Rare Book Acquisitions, 2019-2020
Rare Books was formally added to Special Collections in May 2019, joining the University Archives, Museum, and Manuscripts, also known as the American Catholic History Research Collection. New acquisitions have been a challenge while operating in a climate of budget and staff limits even before the onset of the COVID Crisis. However, we are pleased Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: anti-Catholicism, apologetics, Blogs, France, Humanities, Ireland, John Hughes, Mexico, otomi, Philadelphia, rare books, Rare Books, special collections, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Consequor – Rare Books Acquisitions, 2022-2023
Several previous blog posts have highlighted select rare book acquisitions via purchase on an annual basis since the department joined Special Collections in 2019. The most recent reporting year, which ended April 30, 2023, saw three very significant additions. This was assisted in part by the welcome promotion of Alex Audziayuk from Rare Books Technician, Read More
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Rare Books Exhibition Features New Acquisitions
Rara Nova, an exhibition of recent acquisitions from the department of Rare Books & Special Collections is currently in the May Gallery and will be on display until October 24th, 2011. Featured are manuscripts and books from six centuries and rare artifacts connected with book manufacture.
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News & Events: October 19, 2015 – USED BOOK SALE 22-25 October
USED BOOK SALE 22-25 October – The Friends of Rare Books benefit sale will again be held in Mullen Library Room 214, from Oct. 22 to 25. Hardcovers and paperbacks, including literature, religion, cookbooks, philosophy, biographies, scholarly books and popular reading, John Henry Newman, modern first editions, and more. Prices 1 dollar and up. ADVANCE SALE Read More
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Used Book Sale, Room 214
Announcing the Friends of Rare Books Used Book Sale, Dec 11-13 Room 214, Mullen Library Rare Books invites all to a sale of donated used books. Hardcovers and paperbacks, including literature, travel, scholarly books and beach reading, foreign languages, history, religion, cookbooks, biographies, and more. Prices 50¢ and up, average price $2.00 per volume. (Proceeds Read More
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Time to get busy!
Fall semester is here and you need to ramp up your reading! Browse some of our new acquisitions in the Popular Reading Collection listed below. Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, politics–you name it–are some of the subjects represented. Our collection is on the first floor of Mullen Library in the Reference Reading Read More
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