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Articles - November 2012 Issue


A Hard Sell: The Alexander J. Jemal Collection of Joyce Carol Oates Material - By Bruce McKinney Earlier this year Alex Jemal, a Michigan lawyer now in his 80’s, approached me. He had built a collection of the writings of and as homage to Joyce Carol Oates, the later 20th century prolific. Over her career Ms. Oates has written more than fifty novels and innumerable other pieces. She was busy and popular at a time when reading books as a hobby was peaking and has since continued to write as cable television,...

A Hard Sell: The Alexander J. Jemal Collection of Joyce Carol Oates Material

- By Bruce McKinney

Earlier this year Alex Jemal, a Michigan lawyer now in his 80’s, approached me. He had built a collection of the writings of and as homage to Joyce Carol Oates, the later 20th century prolific. Over her career Ms. Oates has written more than fifty novels and innumerable other pieces. She was busy and popular at a time when reading books as a hobby was peaking and has since continued to write as cable television,...


Forged Signatures from an eBay Seller Leads to Conviction - By Michael Stillman There is always a great temptation to go around dealers and other experts to buy significant works on paper. Prices are lower on eBay and...	Graham Arader on the sell-side at Auction - By Bruce McKinney W. Graham Arader is a businessman with a communicable appreciation and love of maps, and watercolors. He admits to have created the modern market for...
Collecting the Counter Culture - Maggs’ Carl Williams pays a visit to Harvard’s Houghton Library - By Susan Halas Carl Williams is “stoked” to be speaking at Harvard. The London based Maggs Bros. specialist is making a visit to Houghton Library on Wed., November...	What May Be the Largest Book Theft in Decades Unravels - By Michael Stillman It's the story that keeps getting worse. A massive book heist in Italy apparently has ensnared thousands of books, millions of dollars, and made some...
Auctions in November - By Bruce McKinney Heading into November 115 auction events are scheduled. This compares with 91 in November 2011. Through August this year 179,000 lots have been archived, a...	Book Fairs in November and December - By Bruce McKinney The numbers of book fairs have been declining but they are great fun and worth supporting. The widespread closing of bookshops adds to their importance...
Hundreds of Thousand of Books Win a Reprieve... for Now - By Michael Stillman Hundreds of thousands of books headed for destruction by the Manchester (U.K.) libraries have won a reprieve, the result of a campaign by various English...	Who Legally Owns This Signed Photograph? - By Michael Stillman The New York Times recently reported on an ownership dispute in the works on paper field, in this case a signed photograph. It pitted the...
The Gutenberg of clear thinking traced to Poughkeepsie - By Bruce McKinney The engaging book L I A R S published by F. W. Wilson of Poughkeepsie in 1911 is a remarkable condemnation and defense of lying. ...	Ian Fleming: The Bibliography - By Michael Stillman He will never be confused with Shakespeare. “Serious” literature was not the calling card of Ian Fleming. Excitement and intrigue? That is another story. While...
Oak Knoll at 300 - By Bruce McKinney Bob Fleck, the founder of Oak Knoll Books in New Castle, Delaware recently passed by one of those milestones you cannot quickly reach, the issuance...	Another Settlement in the Google Books Case... Probably No More Meaningful than the Others - By Michael Stillman A new settlement has been reached in the 7-year-old Google Books (now known as Google Library Project) controversy, albeit a vague and probably minor one....
The Trinity College Library Obtains Some Classic Books on “Medicine” - By Michael Stillman We recently received a copy of the first electronic bulletin from the Watkinson Library at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. It is necessary to spell...	12 New Catalogues Reviewed - By Michael Stillman For November, we received 12 new bookseller catalogues. We review a spectacular catalogue of newspapers that shaped the world from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early...
Newspapers that Shaped the World from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers - By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. It is certainly not the first for the veteran of over...	Architecture and Art from Antiquariat Banzhaf - By Michael Stillman Antiquariat Banzhaf has issued a catalogue of Architktur und Kunst. No explanation is needed for the first of those terms, but for English speakers, “kunst”...
Oak Knoll Books Issues its 300th Catalogue - By Michael Stillman Oak Knoll Books, of New Castle, Delaware, has reached an important milestone – the issuance of their Catalogue 300. It has taken them 36 years...	Americana from Kaaterskill Books - By Michael Stillman Kaaterskill Books recently published their Catalogue 15 Americana. It contains a varied collection of material relating to America, primarily late 18th to early 20th century....
American Revolution Era Signed Documents from Joe Rubinfine - By Michael Stillman Joe Rubinfine recently released his List 171 of American Historical Autographs. This selection brings us back to the time of the American Revolution. They range...	More from the American West from Old West Books - By Michael Stillman Old West Books has released Catalog 34 of rare and out of print books on the American West. Old West Books is located in Colorado...
A New Maritime List from the Ten Pound Island Book Company - By Michael Stillman The Ten Pound Island Book Company has released a new catalogue, Maritime List 213. Offered are 50 items pertaining to the sea. It includes books,...	Fine Printings, Bindings, and Other Book Arts from the Veatchs - By Michael Stillman The Veatchs Arts of the Book has issued their Catalogue 73. Fine Printings, Bindings, & Other Book Arts. This presents a new selection of works...
Food and Drink from Sophie Schneideman Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Sophie Schneideman Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Food & Drink. Finally, a catalogue about a topic everyone enjoys. Actually, you might not enjoy...	Rare 18th and 19th Century Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books - By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released their catalogue number 127 of Rare Americana. It offers a mix of books with many pamphlets and...
Rare Latin Americana from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The 296th catalogue from the William Reese Company features Rare Latin Americana. It ranges from the early days of European contact to the end of...	Travel and Naval Architecture from Bestebreurtje Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books recently issued Catalogue 147: Travel & Naval Architecture. These are mostly travel books though, as the title says, there is...