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Articles - October 2004 Issue


Kemo Sabi, which way did they go? - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Ken Leach, the New Hampshire book dealer, has been in the trade for more than a quarter century. He is an independent sort as would be expected of a book dealer and doubly expected of one plying the trade in New England. A while ago he lent us a complete run of his catalogues to add to the AED and we have been working by fits and starts this year...

Kemo Sabi, which way did they go?

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney Ken Leach, the New Hampshire book dealer, has been in the trade for more than a quarter century. He is an independent sort as would be expected of a book dealer and doubly expected of one plying the trade in New England. A while ago he lent us a complete run of his catalogues to add to the AED and we have been working by fits and starts this year...


OP Becomes Fine Books & Collections - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Book magazines, like some chemical elements, have half lives that tend to be short. The history of book collecting magazines is littered...	Henry Ford: Hell on Wheels - By Bruce McKinney A review by Bruce McKinney Recently I read Wheels for the World, a biography of Henry Ford and a history of the Ford Motor Company...
Sometimes a Great Notion Aka A FREE Offer!! By Bruce McKinney The used book business has been a predictable business since the day after Gutenberg printed the first book. "I have a nice...	Searching the Old Book Sites: Something Old, Something New - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Last month I had the opportunity to write about some of the major internet bookselling sites, seven of them to be exact....
Seven Years at Powell's Books - By Karen Wright by Karen Wright About 1991, I went to work at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. It was a dream come true. "The City of Books",...	The Second Boston Massacre - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney At the Dedham, Massachusetts auction house Grogan & Co. the Boston Massacre was recently reenacted. This time the red coats were...
Building Trust online: The Antiquariaat Forum - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The internet has done wondrous things for book collectors. It has opened the inventory of thousands of booksellers from all over the...	Swann October Sales: A Full Schedule - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney At Swann's this month it is a return to the busy pace of the 1950s when auction houses held sales every week...
Database Free Trial Offer: Try it before Nov. 10th! - By Bruce McKinney Now until November 10th sign up as a free member of AE and receive access to the AED, our database of 900,000 full text bibliographic,...	Genealogy And Local History From The George S. MacManus Co. By Michael Stillman The George S. MacManus Company, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, has issued its Catalogue 394, "Genealogy & Local History." This is a collection of...
Early Americana From David Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued their 81st catalogue of rare Americana. This is an interesting collection of political, business,...	America's Paper Trail: Amazing Manuscripts From The Raab Collection By Michael Stillman The Raab Collection (formerly Steven Raab Autographs), a dealer in primarily American historical autographs, has issued its 15th anniversary catalogue, "Following America's...
American Cartography From William Reese By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued their 234th catalogue, entitled "American Cartography." It is a collection of American maps and books...	Furniture, Decorations, Culture and More From Charles Wood By Michael Stillman Charles Wood has issued his "List 2004-2," which covers "Material Culture, Decorative Arts, and Social History." In this catalogue you will find a...
American Historical Autographs From Joseph Rubinfine By Michael Stillman Joseph Rubinfine recently issued his "List 151" of American historical autographs. This is a wonderful collection of autographs, primarily as parts of...	The Americas from Helen R. Kahn Rare Books By Michael Stillman Helen R. Kahn and Associates of Montreal has issued their 65th catalogue of rare books, "The Americas." This includes 150 items pertaining...
More from the Library of H.P. Kraus At Oak Knoll Books By Michael Stillman Oak Knoll Books has just issued the second part of its catalogue "From the Reference Library of H.P. Kraus." H.P. Kraus was the...	.