There is the other side of this -- reporting stolen books, so dealers, curators and collectors can be aware and on the lookout if they come to market.

Two of many places to do this:

ILAB: http://www.stolen-book.org/
ABAA: http://hq.abaa.org/books/antiquarian/databases/stolen_search.html

It's also good to note copy-specific anomalies while cataloging, such as internal repairs, defects, etc. as these can prove it was your copy in case the book is disbound for plates and your library stamp has been excised. 

--
Richard
http://minsky.com


On 1/29/2013 12:40 PM, Ruth Wallach wrote:
[log in to unmask]" type="cite"> I have just identified a book that went missing from our open stacks, because it currently sells for over $2K (Aldo van Eyck's Orphanage, published in 1996 by NAI publishers).

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