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The AE Top 500 Book Auction Results For 2005! - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Another year has come to a close, and before we move on to the new year at hand, it is time to take a look at the top auction sales for 2005. Exactly one year ago, we issued the first annual listing of the top 350 sales of books, manuscripts, and related ephemera at auction. This year we go 150 better. We present the top 500 list, and for those in a...

The AE Top 500 Book Auction Results For 2005!

- By Michael Stillman

By Michael Stillman Another year has come to a close, and before we move on to the new year at hand, it is time to take a look at the top auction sales for 2005. Exactly one year ago, we issued the first annual listing of the top 350 sales of books, manuscripts, and related ephemera at auction. This year we go 150 better. We present the top 500 list, and for those in a...


Collecting at the Speed of Light - By Bruce McKinney Bruce McKinney Listen Recently we added ABE books to the sources we run retained keyword searches on every night for MatchMaker members. It's an...	de Ville Books vs Katrina - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright We interviewed Joanne Sealy, Manager of de Ville Books in New Orleans. She and her Mom, who is a spry...
Postscript to a Remarkable Sale - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney On December 2nd in the minutes leading up to the 10:00 am start of the auction of Glen Dawson's Los Angeles Imprints,...	Book 'em: Four Sentenced to 7+ Years in Library Theft By Michael Stillman The case has not garnered the notoriety of the Forbes Smiley case, where the New England map seller allegedly sliced valuable old...
Simpler Solutions for Bookseller Automation - By Renee Roberts By Renée Magriel Roberts Long ago in a galaxy far, far away I was not a bookseller, but a VAR (value-added reseller) for AT&T. Our company...	Crime and Punishment - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Fyoder Dostoevsky had it right. Crime and punishment are inextricably linked. These links are not entirely mechanical however. They...
BISG Study Shows Rapid Growth of Online Book Sales - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Looking back at news from the book world this past year, I ran across the BISG (Book Industry Study Group) survey of...	Additions to the AED By Bruce McKinney During the last month of 2005 we added interesting historical source material to the AED, the Americana Exchange Database, which now contains...
An Exquisite Catalogue from Phillip J. Pirages By Michael Stillman For January we review our first catalogue from Phillip J. Pirages of McMinnville, Oregon, and this one is a gem. Since the...	The Parsons Collection of Pacific Voyages from Hordern House By Michael Stillman Is this a catalogue? Technically yes, but Hordern House has created something on a far different level. It is a book itself, a...
Books that Became Films from Between The Covers By Michael Stillman Curtains up! Now appearing on the big screen (or small screen if that is what your computer is equipped with) is a review...	Angling, Sports, and More from James Cummins Bookseller By Michael Stillman James Cummins Booksellers' latest catalogue, number 94, is divided into three sections: angling, Derrydale Press, and general sporting and natural history. This is...
Unusual and Intriguing Items from Thomas Cullen By Michael Stillman Thomas Cullen, Rockland Bookman has issued his 39th catalogue of Fine Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera. Cullen doesn't specialize in any particular field. What...	Five Centuries From Joseph J. Felcone Antiquarian Booksellers By Michael Stillman Joseph J. Felcone Antiquarian Booksellers has released Bulletin 93, Rare Books From Five Centuries. Felcone, of Princeton, is best known as the leading...
Western Americana From William Reese Co. By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company's latest catalogue, number 244, is Western Americana. Reese's material is always top shelf, and this is no exception. Most...	Federal Writers' Project (WPA) Books From Schoyer's By Michael Stillman Schoyer's Books, of Berkeley, California, has issued a most unusual and interesting catalogue of primarily late 1930s and early 1940s works. Their...
The West and More Americana from Arthur H. Clark By Michael Stillman We just received the latest offering from The Arthur H. Clark Company of Spokane, Washington. Clark specializes in Americana and the West,...	Pre-1800 Continental Art & Architecture, Etc., from Charles Wood By Michael Stillman From Charles B. Wood Antiquarian Booksellers we have received catalogue 125. It is headed, Architecture, History of Art, Garden Design, Arts, Crafts...
Twain and Einstein at The 19th Century Shop By Michael Stillman There are just two, very specific subjects of the 19th Century Shop's 108th catalogue. One is Mark Twain. The other Albert...	A 17th Century American Wall Map from Martayan Lan By Michael Stillman The latest brochure we have obtained from Martayan Lan sets a record for brevity among those we have received, one which may...
Literary Firsts, Histories, and Letters from Manhattan Rare Book By Michael Stillman The Manhattan Rare Book Company has issued its latest electronic update of new items and highlights. Included are some literary firsts, histories...	Travel from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje By Michael Stillman The latest offering from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje, Antiquarian Bookseller, is Travel. The Library of the Dutch Collector Berend Ten Hoove. Do not be...
Famed Manuscripts and Autographs from The Raab Collection By Michael Stillman The Raab Collection has just issued its 51st catalogue of autographs, manuscripts and other signed material. Raab items are always from the...	An Extensive Americana Collection at Chapel Hill Rare Books By Michael Stillman Americana collectors take heed. Chapel Hill Rare Books has issued one of the best catalogues in the field we have seen. Rare Americana...