Collegiate Book-Collecting Champions Named

The results are in! Fine Books & Collections is proud to announce the winners of the 2007 Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship. The September/October issue of Fine Books will include photographs and interviews with the winners and an excerpt from the top-prize winner's essay about his collection. The magazine will be on newsstands on September 1. [More information on the championship is here.]

First Place
David Butterfield (pictured) of Cambridge University, for his collection of the landmarks of classical scholarship. He wins $2500, a trip to the awards dinner in Seattle, and a donation of $1000 to be made in his name to the Cambridge library.

Second Place
Diana Looser of Cornell University, for her collection of published and typescript editions of the plays of Oceania. She wins $1000, a trip to the awards dinner, and a donation of $500 to be made in her name to the Cornell University library. This is the second consecutive year that a Cornell student has placed in the national competition.

Third Place
Craig Citro of UCLA, for his collection of books related to German mathematician Emil Artin. He has earned a $500 cash prize, a trip to the awards ceremony, and a donation of $250 for the UCLA library.

Our Sponsors
The book-collecting championship was sponsored this year by San Francisco auction house PBA Galleries,  book-search website Biblio.com, and Ian Khan of Lux Mentis Booksellers. We greatly appreciate their support.

Awards Dinner
The awards will be handed out at the Book Club of Washington's annual dinner, held the night before the Seattle antiquarian book fair. It should be a lot of fun and all three winners are confirmed to attend. Anne Bromer, author of the beautiful new book on miniature books, will give the keynote address. Reservations are required. More information can be found here.