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From eBay to Christies in 81 Days - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney UPDATE: December 5, 2008 The book described in this article sold at Christies in New York for $52,500. Michael Burnley is a Southern California Bookseller with a Beverly Hills business address, a penchant for research and the luck of Bishamon, the Japanese deity of good fortune. A few months back his diligence and luck paid off handsomely as he scanned eBay listings over a Saturday night and came across a rare...

From eBay to Christies in 81 Days

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney UPDATE: December 5, 2008 The book described in this article sold at Christies in New York for $52,500. Michael Burnley is a Southern California Bookseller with a Beverly Hills business address, a penchant for research and the luck of Bishamon, the Japanese deity of good fortune. A few months back his diligence and luck paid off handsomely as he scanned eBay listings over a Saturday night and came across a rare...


Seven Million Books Later, the Dust Begins To Settle - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The recent legal settlement between Google and book authors and publishers revealed a statistic that Google had previously kept close to its vest...	Death Defying Success - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney On November 19th in New York Bloombury sold the Jay T. Snider collection of Philadelphiana. The house, bidding to enter the rarified...
In The News: Shakespeare Good and Bad, Sales Tumble at Barnes & Noble - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The man accused of stealing a Shakespeare First Folio from the Durham University Library (UK) was rearrested last month as a result of...	The Future of Bookselling - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Alice Through the Looking Glass The purchase and sale of rare and collectible books that has been, since the Gutenberg era always improving, now...
Interview with a Classic Bookman - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright Ed Glaser is the owner of Edwin V. Glaser Rare Books in Napa, California. Ed has held a well-respected place in the...	Hollywood: No Laughing Matter - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney For a few days in LA this month it is going to seem like Hollywood memorabilia is a dime a dozen. This...
Alibris Attempts to Encourage Collecting - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Alibris announced the opening of a new section of their website designed to snare more buyers in what looks to be a difficult...	The Bookseller's Dilemma: Dealing with the Listing Bottleneck - By Renee Roberts By Renée Magriel Roberts When the bookselling industry moved into virtual marketing and sales over the internet from a brick-and-mortar environment, a huge (and in some...
New England Book Auctions purchased by James Cummins - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney James Cummins, the New York bookseller, has purchased New England Book Auctions of Sunderland, Massachusetts and will assume control on January 1st, 2009....	What Happened to the American Discount? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman These have been tough times for booksellers, American ones in particular. The advent of intense competition as a result of online listing sites...
16 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month Sixteen new catalogues are featured in the Review section of AE Monthly for December. Very early works are featured in Leo Cadogan Rare Books' first...	Antiquarian Works Featured in Leo Cadogan Rare Books' First Catalogue By Michael Stillman Leo Cadogan Rare Books has just issued their first catalogue. The quite appropriate title is Catalogue One - Autumn 2008. It contains 45...
Objects of Obscure Desire from ReadInk By Michael Stillman We don't often receive a Catalog Number 1, but here is the first from Los Angeles bookseller ReadInk. ReadInk has been in business...	Spanish and Portuguese Related Material from Paul Orssich By Michael Stillman Paul Orssich has recently published his Catalogo 67. Orssich is the London bookseller who specializes in Spanish and Portuguese works, including the various...
Books About Gems and Jewelry from Twelfth Street Booksellers By Michael Stillman We recently received the annual catalogue from Twelfth Street Booksellers of Santa Monica, California. Twelfth Street specializes in books about gems and jewelry....	Antiquarian Books and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Rare Books By Michael Stillman Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books of Norwich, UK, has issued their Catalogue V (as in 5). Gedge provides a variety of material, not...
Weird Science, Religion, Poetry, Etc. from Garrett Scott, Bookseller By Michael Stillman We receive many fascinating catalogues here at AE, but none quite so entertaining as those of Garrett Scott, Bookseller. Scott specializes in not...	Valuable Books from the 15th-19th Century from Librairie Thomas-Scheler By Michael Stillman We are not sure when a catalogue transforms itself into a book, but when it reaches 3/4" thick, is in an 8 1/2...
History in Signed Documents from The Raab Collection By Michael Stillman We just received Catalog 59 from The Raab Collection. It reads like a 200-year political history of America. Well, not entirely. Albert Einstein...	"Material Change" - Important American Documents from Seth Kaller By Michael Stillman Seth Kaller, Inc., Authentic Historic Documents and Artifacts has released a new catalogue: "Material Change" Documents That Shaped America. Kaller offers more...
European and American Autographs from David Schulson By Michael Stillman David Schulson Autographs recently published their catalogue number 138. It contains autographs, usually written on a larger document, from musicians, artists, writers, scientists,...	Special Books from Australia, the South Seas, and More from Hordern House By Michael Stillman Hordern House, the major Australian bookseller, always provides special catalogues, so the title of their latest is most appropriate: 2008 Special Catalogue....
Dutch Maritime History from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books By Michael Stillman We recently received List 45 from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books entitled A fine selection of books and prints on Dutch Maritime History....	Legal Works from the 16th and 17th Centuries from The Lawbook Exchange By Michael Stillman Catalogue 60 is the latest presentation from The Lawbook Exchange of Clark, New Jersey. This catalogue is subtitled, Recently Acquired Books, Manuscripts and...
Waverly Books Features Literature, Film, Sports, Etc. By Michael Stillman Waverly Books has published its List 160 of books and related items for sale. Most of the works offered are from the 20th...	Nine Great American Natural History Books from William Reese By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued its Art Bulletin 15, a pamphlet offering nine American Natural History Books. These are all important works,...
Fall Catalogue for the Oak Knoll Press By Michael Stillman The Oak Knoll Press has issued its catalogue for Fall 2008. The Oak Knoll Press, like Oak Knoll Books, specializes in books about...	.