Category: Book Collecting

Tough read: World's smallest book

Tough read: World's smallest book is more for mice than men at John Rylands Library

| By Glen Keogh

World's smallest book.

Manchester’s bookworms may have difficulty reading John Rylands Library’s newest acquisition  as it now owns a copy of the world’s smallest book.

Measuring just 2.4 by 2.9mm, the tiny leather-bound text is said by library curators to be the smallest mechanically-printed book on the planet.

Unlike other miniscule manuscripts, this ABC-picture book was painstakingly crafted using conventional book-binding techniques – giving it a real spine, leather cover and 26 traditional paper pages.

Readers need tweezers to turn the tiny pages where they will see uniquely designed letters drawn by renowned German typographer Joshua Reichert.

IN DEMAND: Only 300 copies of the book were made and published for as little as £100 (© Cavendish Press)

The book, produced in Leipzig, Germany, in 2002, was created as a feat of printing expertise to commemorate the work of Jonannes Gutenberg who was widely credited for the invention of printing technology in Europe.

Much smaller printing presses than usual were used to craft 300 copies which were later sold for as little as £100.

It pips smaller ‘books’ – one fitting on the width of a human hair and another created using the same technology as money printers use to prevent forgery – because of its delicately traditional creation.

The Guinness World Records smallest reproduction of a printed book measures just 70 micrometres by 100 micrometres but was created using an ion beam on a pure crystalline silicon page rather than conventional ink on paper.


THE REAL DEAL: With 26 paper pages, a real spine and leather cover the text is officially the world’s smallest mechanically-printed book (© Cavendish Press)

Held in Manchester’s John Rylands Library in partnership with the University of Manchester, the book is kept safe from giant fingers in a box alongside other small books from their collection and has been part of the collection since 2012.

Julianne Simpson, Rare Book and Maps Manager at the library said that when it emerged there was a smaller book than their previous record-holder – a tiny edition of the Lord’s Prayer – they had to buy it.

“We love it as a library interested in printing and fine printing so it’s the sort of thing that is attractive to us,” she said.

“Some of the other really small books in the world aren’t what we would consider proper printing.

“This even has its own little leather binding. It’s made like a normal book. We have a small collection of small books and keep them all together in a box. We get them out occasionally but have to keep a very close eye on them.

“It’s a very quirky typeface and it’s printed in multiple colours which sets it apart from most others like this. It’s just showing off really!”


CAUGHT SHORT: The book measures just 2.4mm by 2.9mm (© Cavendish Press)

The John Rylands library has an astonishing collection of around half a million old and rare texts.

Ms Simpson added: “If you have good eyesight you can just about make the letters out. It’s probably not the right book to curl up with alongside the fire.

What makes a book a classic

Do Vonnegut and David Foster Wallace qualify, and if not, why not?

 

Literary treasures abound in rare book store

Erin and Bob Van Norman opened their rare book store Van Norman Rare Books on Main Street earlier this month

Nestled between the Shirt Shack and the Covenant Creations Salon on Main Street, Rapid City's newest bookstore doesn't look particularly remarkable from a distance.

But one step through the door of Van Norman Rare Books reveals a treasure trove of history, literary tales and a collection of rare books accumulated over a lifetime.

That green-colored book in the glass display case by the front door? That's a first-print, first-edition copy of "The Theory of the Leisure Class, An Economic Study of Institutions," by Thorstein Veblen. Published in 1899, it's valued at about $3,000.

The book next to it? "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas," written and signed by Gertrude Stein.

Walk a little further into the store and look in the small cabinet in the right corner of the shop. There, you'll see books published generations ago, such as "A South Dakota Guide," a travel guide published in 1930 by the Works Progress Administration that runs for about $200; and "A History of the Rod," by Rev. William Cooper, which details techniques for spanking delinquents with a rod.

Those are just a few of the gems to be found at the store owned by Bob Van Norman and his wife Erin Van Norman. They opened the store in early July at 519 Main St. with roughly 15,000 rare books and collectibles that Bob Van Norman collected over a more than 50-year period.

Bob Van Norman, 68, said he started collecting books when he was still in high school, and it became a lifelong passion.

"When I was 17, I told someone that I was interested in reading and going to law school and that sort of thing," he said. "That person took me to her home, got a ladder out, went up into her attic and gave me old, leather-covered law books. I had no idea if they were worth anything, but it started there. I loved the smell, I loved the touch."

That love affair with all things bound continues today. Van Norman showed off one of his latest acquisitions called, "La Perspective Pratique De L'architecture," a guide to French architecture in the 18th century written by Louis Bretez that was published in 1751. Van Norman said it hasn't been priced yet because while the interior of the book is in excellent shape, the exterior is not.

Spend five minutes talking to Van Norman and it becomes obvious that he is a voracious reader.

One of his favorite books is "The Life Work of 'Farmer' Burns," published in 1911, which tells the story of wrestler Martin, "Farmer" Burns. According to the book, Burns traveled to various towns to demonstrate his physical talents and his feats of strength, Van Norman said. Apparently the strength of Burns' neck was so legendary that townspeople would pay to watch him be hanged and survive the drop thanks to his sheer strength.

When he talks about "Outwitting History," an autobiography of Aaron Lansky, one can hear the admiration in Van Norman's voice. As a college student, Lansky and some friends basically drove around and collected books written in Yiddish. Lansky eventually collected more than a million books written in Yiddish and became the founder of the Yiddish Book Center. Though they have never met, Van Norman admires Lansky since he also places a high value on history.

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas from 1933 at Van Norman Rare Books

 

The store hasn't been open for too long, but many of its sales have been to a mixture of teachers, librarians, tourists and lawyers, he said.

Although Van Norman's book collection makes up the lion's share of the merchandise, he also has various portraits, paintings, and other collectibles he acquired during his extensive travels, such as a handmade desk set made in Bulgaria that he bought when he lived in Uzbekistan. There's also a fossilized dinosaur egg from China.

Van Norman, who said he has visited 57 countries, also greatly enjoys telling stories of how he came upon certain pieces of his collection. He couldn't stop smiling as he recounted a tale of how he acquired a movie card of "The Lone Ranger," signed by the original lone ranger, Clayton Moore.

"I was in Buenos Aires two years ago in Argentina when I went into this junk shop," he said. "The guy spoke no English, just a Spanish variant, so I started humming the 'William Tell Overture,' he joined in, clapped me on the back and gave me a good deal."

He said the store will probably have an online option for people to purchase books, but he greatly prefers selling books to people in person. It's more enjoyable when a person can see and touch a book and maybe chat about the piece before any sale is made.

"I've bought a few things online to fill out the collection, but it's not as much fun," he said.

Plenty of books can be called rare, because they're hard to find, but those aren't works Van Norman is interested in. Van Norman said he is interested in books that are rare — and valuable.

"A rare book is one that has value beyond the pages and cover," he said.

The fame of the author, the public's appreciation of the work, quality of the content, its age and condition — those all contribute to a book's value, he said. Ideally it is a first-print, first-edition copy of the work to qualify. Other factors can contribute to a book's value and rarity, such as if it's signed by the author, or was later censored.

The prices of the items in the shop range from $15 to $5,000. The shop has first-print, first-edition copies of extremely recent works for people who might want collect them as an investment. If enough time passes and the author becomes famous enough, the original print run of a classic book can reach well into the tens of thousands of dollars.

For example, the original copy of the James Bond book, "Moonraker," by Ian Fleming is worth $15,000. An original copy of Harper Lee's classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird," is worth $15,000 to $20,000, he said.

Van Norman's primary occupation is as a criminal defense attorney, so his wife, Erin Van Norman, often runs the day-to-day affairs at the store.

"We want to sell people who will have an appreciation for the written word," Erin Van Norman said. "just like we do."

The shop is open on Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from Noon to 6 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

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Rare Book Week Comes to New York City in April

Source:  Luxury Travel Magazine

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Antiquarian book dealers, collectors, and the intellectually curious will gather in New York City for Rare Book Week, April 1-8, 2014.

Coordinated by Fine Books & Collections magazine, Rare Book Week is the largest gathering of its kind anywhere in the world.

Rare Book Week is headlined by the 54th annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair, which runs April 3-6, but is preceded by several rare book and manuscript auctions, including those at Christie's, Heritage Auctions, Sotheby's, and Swann Galleries. Several more auction houses, including Bonham's and Doyle New York, will offer collections to round out Rare Book Week after the fair weekend. Rare Book Week also includes The Manhattan Vintage Book & Ephemera Fair, known as the "Shadow Show,"  and The Professional Autograph Dealer Association (PADA) Show.

Exhibits on tap during Rare Book Week include part two of the New-York Historical Society's highly successful tripartite series, Audubon's Aviary: The Complete Flock. The Rose Seder Book will be on display at the New York Public Library, and Columbia University is hosting a major exhibition focusing on the career of twentieth-century maverick publisher Samuel Roth. There will also be a total of four new exhibits at the Morgan Library & Museum including one on The Little Prince entitled The Little Prince: A New York Story. Additionally, The Grolier Club is hosting an exhibit on one of its founders, Theodore Low De Vinne, who was one of the most important American figures of the nineteenth-century book world.

According to publisher of Fine Books & Collections Webb Howell, Rare Book Week is, indeed, rare. "Throughout the year, there are book fairs, auctions, and events around the globe," says Howell. "But you simply cannot find anywhere in the world the confluence of antiquarian book events found in New York during the first week of April."

Fine Books & Collections will coordinate guest participation in events, including ensuring that people know when and where events are happening.

More information about Rare Book Week can be found on the web at www.rarebookweek.org, where events will be continuously updated and added.

For more information about Fine Books & Collections visit www.finebooksmagazine.com

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Book Fair Celebrates the 450th Birthday of William Shakespeare

In commemoration of the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth in 2014, the California International Antiquarian Book Fair will pay tribute to the Bard when it opens its doors to the public from February 7 9 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The bi-annual Southern California rare book extravaganza that brings together the worlds foremost dealers, collectors and scholars, the Book Fair will present a special exhibit featuring some of the finest expressions of Shakespeare through the centuries.

The Huntington Library, which holds a world-class collection of early editions of Shakespeare's works, will offer an enlightening display on Shakespeare scholarship throughout the 90-plus years of its history. On view will be highlights of scholarly work researched, written, and published at the Huntington, as well as facsimiles based on Huntington holdings and items that illustrate the institution's focus on all facets of the history and culture of Renaissance England.

Fine press and artists books from the Ella Strong Denison Library at Scripps College will show how Shakespeare has inspired the art of the book. Highlights include:

-Early 20th Century Hamlet from Doves Press, the British private press that was one of the exemplars of the Arts and Crafts movement.

-The Tragedie of King Lear, illustrated with spectacular woodcut prints by American artist Claire Van Vliet that eloquently convey the pain and drama of the play; printed in limited edition in 1986.

-The Txt Msg Edition, this limited edition, contemporary artists book created by Elizabeth Pendergrass and John Hastings in 2008 presents Romeo and Juliets balcony scene in the form of text messages printed on accordion folded pages fitted into a retro cell phone cover that is cradled in a miniature leopard-print, high-heeled shoe.

Poster images from the collections of the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will spotlight memorable film adaptations of Shakespeare from around the world including:

-Hamlet directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, 1948. Italian release

-Macbeth directed by and starring Orson Welles, 1948. Mexican release

-Throne of Blood director Akira Kurosawa transposes the plot of Macbeth to feudal Japan, 1957. Japanese release

The Honnold/Mudd Library at the Claremont Colleges Library will offer insights into stage productions with items that include:

-Photos of renowned Victorian actors Ellen Terry and Henry Irving in some of their most famous Shakespeare roles.

-Original 20th century costume studies.

-Prompt books with actors handwritten notes.

Rare books on food and cookery in Elizabethan times from the University of California San Diego Library. Highlights include:

-Ann Clutterbuck, Her Book. A English family manuscript book containing recipes for foods and for medicinal needs from 1693.

-Gervase Markham, The English House-Wife dated 1675.

-Bartolomeo Scappi, Operadell Arte del Cucinare from 1660 which includes fabulous woodcuts of the Renaissance kitchen and all its gadgets; first time knife, fork, and spoon shown together.

A related special panel on Saturday, February 8 at 1 p.m. entitled "What Shakespeare Ate: Dining in the Elizabethan Age" will further immerse Book Fair visitors into the world of the Bard. Panelists include Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold; noted food historian Charles Perry; cookbook author and founder of the Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne Anne Willan; and bookseller Ben Kinmont who specializes in antiquarian books on gastronomy. Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison will moderate.

Those who want to start their own collections of the plays or sonnets will find many opportunities to acquire items from individual dealers who will be displaying their most desirable Shakespeare works at the Book Fair. Recognized as one of the worlds largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, the Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about and purchase the finest in rare and valuable books, manuscripts, autographs, graphics, photographs and more.

Book Fair hours are Friday, February 7 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, February 8 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, February 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pasadena Convention Center, located at 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. Tickets on Friday, February 7 are $25 and provide three-day admission. Proceeds from Friday tickets will benefit and offer free admission to the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens during the month of February. Tickets purchased on Saturday or Sunday are $15 and include return entry and free admission to the Huntington during the Book Fair.

Purchase tickets for the Book Fair at Eventbrite. For more information, visit http://www.cabookfair.com or call 800-454-6401.

Connect with the Book Fair at http:/twitter.com/cabookfair or http://www.facebook.com/CABookFair.

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11486812.htm.

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Defaced first edition of ‘Ulysses’ valued at €13,500

Book was defaced by an irate reader who regarded the book as pornographic...

Ulysses defaced

A copy of Ulysses by James Joyce in which a previous reader has written “A Pornographic Bible” under the title. Photograph: Philip Cloherty

Source: The Irish Times
By: Michael Parsons
First published:
Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 01:00

A first-edition copy of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses has been valued at €13,500 despite having been defaced by an irate reader who regarded the book as pornographic.

Galway-based rare book dealer Norman Healy, who acquired the book in London, said a previous owner had defaced the book by writing the comment “a pornographic Bible” on the famous blue paper cover beneath the title. The word “pornographic” is underlined.

Defaced books are often worthless but such is the desirability of first-edition copies of Ulysses it has been catalogued for resale at €13,500. Mr Healy said the book would normally be valued at about €10,500 but he believed the comment, added by “a previous, less than enthusiastic owner”, had enhanced the value.

The identity of the previous owner is not known but the defacement is likely to have occurred long before the book’s importance and financial value became apparent. The comment reflected the view, widely held in the early 20th century, that Ulysses was scandalous.

Ulysses was published in Paris on Joyce’s 40th birthday, February 2nd, 1922, by Sylvia Beach, an American publisher and founder of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company. A thousand numbered copies were printed, clad in soft covers that featured the title and the author’s name in white on a blue background. A copy can be worth tens or hundreds of thousands of euro, depending on the condition and whether or not it was signed or inscribed by Joyce.

For collectors of rare books, Ulysses is said to be the most sought-after and valuable 20th century first edition. The most valuable are those rare examples that still have the fragile dust-jacket wrapper intact and were signed or inscribed by Joyce.

The defaced “pornographic” copy is missing half the dust jacket and was not signed by Joyce.

The highest price achieved to date for a first edition of Ulysses was for a copy, inscribed by Joyce to Henry Kaeser, a Swiss publisher, that was sold in 2002 at Christie’s, New York, to a private collector for $460,500 (€333,600).

Of the 1,000 first-edition copies of Ulysses, 200 are reliably believed lost or destroyed. Of the 800 copies known to be extant, about half are in public collections – including that of the National Library – and the others are privately owned. Copies occasionally turn up at auction or for sale by dealers.

In the 1920s the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice ensured Ulysses was effectively banned in the United Sates and copies sent there were seized and destroyed by the post office. Despite strict censorship during the 20th century, Ulysses was not banned in Ireland but was not imported, for fear of a prosecution.

Even some of Joyce’s literary contemporaries expressed disapproval of the novel. DH Lawrence regarded Molly Bloom’s soliloquy at the end of the novel as “the dirtiest, most indecent, obscene thing ever written” and told his wife: “This Ulysses muck is more disgusting than Casanova.”

Virginia Woolf was shocked by the “obscenity” she encountered in Ulysses.

In 1934, a US court ruled that the book was neither pornographic nor and obscene. Further editions were then published and the novel became available worldwide.

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Exploding the Myth of Comic Book Collecting

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I just came across this blog today with some interesting articles. The blog is by a gentleman who describes himself as, "I'm an Author, Playwright, Creative Consultant, Raconteur, Ne'er-Do-Well, Earth Rooster and Primate. Probably not in that order."

The particular article of interest to me is about the comic book collector. It is a good read. Here is a short quote:

If I told one customer, I told a thousand, "Look, if you're buying that book, expecting it to go up in value, then you're doing it wrong. It doesn't work like that. I've sold a hundred of those books already, to people just like you. They are all bagging and boarding them up as we speak. In twenty years, you're all going to whip out your comic books and say, 'Now how much will you give me?' and there will be no takers, because the only people who bought them in the first place already HAVE them."

Check out the full article Here: http://marktheaginghipster.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html

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Rare book auction includes the white whale of first editions

 

 

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Source: Melville House

by Julia Fleischaker

Swann Auction Galleries has listed an extremely rare first edition of Moby-Dick.

Now’s your chance to own the white whale of rare literature! A first edition copy of Moby-Dick: or, The Whale, including extremely rare white endpapers is up for auction at Swann Auction Galleries. Part of their 19th and 20th Century Literature Auction, the edition is expected to go for a mere $35,000-$50,000.

Stephen J. Gertz at BookTryst notes that these endpapers add “upwards of $20,000 to the value of a standard, first American edition, first issue copy with orange endpapers.” So what makes these endpapers so special? According to this collectibles website, “In 1853 a fire at Harpers - the book’s publisher - destroyed all but around 60 copies, making the edition extremely rare. This example is one of only two known that feature white endpapers, further enhancing its desirability.”

Herman Melville isn’t the only bold-faced named included in the auction. Paul Fraser Collectibles takes note of some of the other interesting items:

A signed first edition of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is also featured with an estimate of $18,000-25,000. It is inscribed: “For Jules and Joyce and also Joan with love John Steinbeck”.

It features the rare flying pig illustration that Steinbeck reserved for close friends. Jules Buck was a movie producer with whom Steinbeck worked on a screenplay that became Eli Kazan’s Viva Zapata.

The dust jacket is in excellent condition with virtually no rubbing or wear, and features the original price of $2.75.

William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury is offered as a first edition, with the original cloth-backed patterned boards and dust jacket. A masterpiece of modernism, the book relates the story of the Compson family – formerly wealthy southern aristocrats who have fallen on hard times.

The edition has been expertly repaired on areas of the spine, panel and folds and features a small split to the lower front hinge. It is expected to bring $15,000-20,000.

Other books include an inscribed first edition and one of only 500 copies of T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock and Other Observations ($6,000-$9,000), and a first edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter ($6,000-$9,000).

Setting your budget under a grand? There are plenty of options: first editions of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, an inscribed Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller, and In Cold Blood, signed by Truman Capote, are just some of the titles being estimated at under $1,000.

The auction starts on November 21, and Swann Galleries lets you bid live online, over email, or on the phone, so don’t forget!

From Swann’s description of Lot 197:

“ONLY FOUND ANOTHER ORPHAN” MELVILLE, HERMAN.Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. 12mo, original black cloth, boards slightly bowed, blind-stamped with heavy rule frame and publisher’s circular device at center of each cover, minor chipping to spine ends, short fray along front joint; white endpapers, double flyleaves at front and back, usual scattered light foxing, 6-page publisher’s advertisement at end, penciled ownership signature on front free endpaper; preserved in 1/4 morocco gilt-lettered drop-back cloth box. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851

Estimate $35,000 - 50,000

unsophisticated copy of the first american edition, first state binding, containing thirty-five passages and the Epilogue omitted from the English edition (published a month earlier). Melville himself famously described his book thus: ‘It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships’ cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it.’

Julia Fleischaker is Melville House's director of publicity.

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Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

I just received the following email from Allington Books. Their updates are generally quite interesting. I thought you might want to take a look at their specials of the month. Enjoy!

"We have updated our Weekly Sale List. Items on the list normally change about once per week and typically are marked down by 20% to 60%.
This week, more than 50 items are discounted 70%. Please feel free to share this Sale List with your friends and fellow collectors.

Unless otherwise specifically stated, all books are first printings of first editions for the country of origin and, of course, are subject to prior sale as well as to being put on hold for a customer's consideration. Orders sent to an address in North Carolina will be charged the applicable sales tax.

The Discounts offered in the Sale List may not be used in combination with any other discounts.

Here is the link to this week's Sale List:

http://www.allingtonbooks.com/shop/allington/category/SALE%20LIST.html

(You also can locate the Sale List at any time under "Browse Categories" on our Home Page at www.allingtonbooks.com).

Payment is due at purchase. Items are returnable for a refund as long as we receive notice of the return within 3 days of Buyer's receipt of the item, and then receive the item in the same condition as delivered to Buyer within 15 days of its delivery to Buyer.

Photographs in addition to those on our site are available on request. (Additional photographs, including author signatures where present, are with the ABE listings for these books -- however, to obtain the Sale List Price, you must order at www.allingtonbooks.com.)

With Thanks and
Best Wishes,

Stephen
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

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Unprecedented Collection of Middle English Texts on Deposit at the Beinecke Library

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51 Medieval English Texts Now Available for Study at the Beinecke

Professor Toshiyuki Takamiya has deposited on long-term loan at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University his collection of western medieval manuscripts, which includes the largest and most comprehensive privately owned collection of Middle English texts. Professor Takamiya has lent the collection to the library so that researchers and students can study it.

"Now that I have had the satisfaction of collecting and studying these manuscripts for so long, it is high time to think of their future in a secure home, where they will be easily accessible to international scholars and students," said Professor Takamiya. "I am impressed by the Beinecke Library’s ambitious research programs and I think they have both the expertise and energy to use the collection to great advantage."

Assembled over 40 years, the collection boasts 51 medieval English vernacular texts of literary, historical, scientific, and cultural significance.

Highlights of the collection include three copies of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, among the last copies in private hands, including the lavishly illuminated Devonshire Chaucer, as well as a copy of Chaucer’s Astrolabe, a treatise on the navigation tool that he wrote for his son, Lewis. It also includes a rare copy of John of Mandeville’s Travels, several Wycliffite Bibles (early translations of the Bible into English), the B-version of the William Langland’s Piers the Plowman, several copies of John Lydgate’s Fall of Princes, and numerous roll chronicles and prayer rolls.

"We are tremendously grateful to Professor Takamiya for entrusting the library to share his extraordinary collection with scholars," said Ray Clemens, Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts at the Beinecke Library. "His decision to lend these manuscripts is an enormous boon to medieval scholarship at Yale and throughout the world."

Professor Takamiya began seriously collecting manuscripts while he was a graduate student at Cambridge University 1975-1978. He taught for many years at Japan’s prestigious Keio University, his alma mater, where he is professor emeritus. He has authored many publications and received honorary doctorates from the University of Sheffield and the University of Glasgow.

The works can be found in the Yale University Library’s electronic catalog, Orbis, at orbis.library.yale.edu. A complete list of materials in the collection is available on our website.

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