Booksellers do more than sell books—they preserve history, connect readers with rare finds, and keep the literary marketplace alive. "The Peddler" from Das Ständebuch (Book of Trades) By Jost Amman & Hans Sachs New York: Dover Publications, 1973 PT1762 E8 1973 Join us on Friday, November 21 from 6:00-8:00 pm in...
Every page begins as a piece of paper, but not all paper is as plain as it seems. When you lift a sheet toward the light, you might notice a shadowed emblem: a fleur-de-lys, a jester, or a delicate line of text woven into the fibers....
Some books have secrets… Have you ever noticed the decorated edges of your old books? Sometimes gilded, marbled, or speckled in red, these embellishments give the book a more precious appearance, but also add an additional protective layer for the text block. If you look more...
Books have long been more than vessels of knowledge; they are objects of commerce shaped by the interplay of market forces, entrepreneurial ambition, and shifting patterns of consumer demand. At the core of this history is the book as both artifact and investment. The qualities...
“Because one who does not know how to write thinks it no labour, I will describe it for you, if you want to know how great is the burden of writing: it mists the eyes, it curves the back, it breaks the belly and the...
The Rare Books Department is excited to welcome U back to campus! Want to make your semester 110% more interesting? (Okay, that’s not an official statistic, but it feels true.) Book a visit to our Special Collections reading room, or convince your professor to bring...
“This is the right place, drive on.” -- Brigham Young (July 24, 1847) On the morning of July 24,1847 Brigham Young and his company of one hundred and forty eight pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley through Emigration Canyon before determining it would be the place that...
Spring is in the air and our books are blooming! Just in time for Earth Day, we invite you to leaf through a stunning selection of rare books on botany, herbariums, and more...
In partnership with Tanner Humanities Center and the J. Willard Marriott Library, join us for a one-day symposium exploring the dynamic intersections of book history. Through three engaging sessions, scholars and practitioners will delve into how books have served as acts of defiance, how printing technologies...