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A Sale on the Morrow - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The human brain is in constant flux, caught between emotion and reason. On the day last spring I consigned my collection of the American Experience to auction at Bonhams for sale tomorrow, December 2nd, in New York, 'reason' was in charge. As the day, hour and minute approach it turns out that consignor emotions will be heard. They are now informing me that they weren't consulted and are now in...

A Sale on the Morrow

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney The human brain is in constant flux, caught between emotion and reason. On the day last spring I consigned my collection of the American Experience to auction at Bonhams for sale tomorrow, December 2nd, in New York, 'reason' was in charge. As the day, hour and minute approach it turns out that consignor emotions will be heard. They are now informing me that they weren't consulted and are now in...


Nancy Pearl: America's Favorite Librarian - By Susan Halas By Susan Halas Nancy Pearl - many readers, NPR listeners, library-goers and those who think fondly of librarians - already know her name. This is the...	December to be a Busy Month for the Auctions - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The first three weeks of December will be one of the busiest times we have seen in a while for the world of...
The AED at Three Million - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The Americana Exchange Database of Auction records, bibliographical notices, important dealer and collector catalogues has reached three million full text records. Over...	Keywords and the Future of Book Collecting - By Thomas McKinney By Tom McKinney For those not familiar with Matchmaker, it is a service that lets Americana Exchange members input keywords & phrases, and authors, titles &...
A Book Theft Turns Deadly - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman A book theft that turned deadly may lead to homicide charges depending on the outcome of forensic evidence. The books at issue were...	Follow-up to Better World Books Article - By Susan Halas By Susan Halas November's lead story on Better World Books of Mishawaka, Indiana, not only attracted a greater than usual number of readers, but also evoked...
A Positive Trend for Regional Auction Houses - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Leslie Hindman Auctioneers of Chicago struck gold with 3,129 words which they sold for $79,300 or $25.34 each. These words were written...	Portland Booksellers' Website - A Great Idea Not Quite Fulfilled - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The Portland Area Used Booksellers Association (Portland, Oregon) two weeks ago announced the launching of a cooperative website for its members. According to...
New Man at a Crucial Moment - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney One of the storied seats in all of book auction selling is going to be filled on January 3rd. The seat is...	Barnes & Noble Reaches Out to Children - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Barnes & Noble recently announced another new idea for its stores as the nation's number one bricks and mortar book retailer struggles to...
Skinner Sells a Declaration - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Skinner, the Boston auction house, for the second time in two years, has sold a Declaration of Independence and the price of freedom...	New E-Readers Hit European Shelves - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The electronic reader knows no borders. The rapid rollout of Kindles and Nooks in America is being repeated with a group of locally...
Auctions Going Postal By Bruce McKinney Antiquarian Auctions of Laguna Beach, California will be posting its first sale for bidding beginning on December 9th and concluding its first sale...	14 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month This month we are reviewing 14 new bookseller catalogues. The American West is featured in catalogues from Gene Baade's Books on the West and the...
"Piccadilly Notes" from Sotheran's By Michael Stillman Sotheran's, the centuries old London bookseller, has issued another one of its extensive, detailed, well-illustrated catalogues. This one contains 570 items on over...	Rare Books in Travel, Science, Arts and Humanities from Martayan Lan By Michael Stillman Martayan Lan of New York City has issued their Catalogue 48 of rare books in the fields of travel, science, arts and humanities....
Important Works from Peter Harrington By Michael Stillman Peter Harrington has issued the firm's Catalogue 73, containing 199 items of significance for collectors from various fields. These items are connected by...	Musical Works from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians By Michael Stillman J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians has issued Catalog 65. It is divided into four parts, Autograph Musical Manuscripts and Letters of Composers;...
Signed Items from David Schulson Autographs By Michael Stillman David Schulson Autographs recently released their Catalog 146. It contains a variety of inscribed and signed documents, along with more detailed material, such...	Fine Antique Maps from Jonathan Potter Limited By Michael Stillman Jonathan Potter Limited has issued a new catalogue, Encompass - A Selection of Antique Maps From Jonathan Potter, dated Winter 2010 / 2011....
Antique Books and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd. By Michael Stillman Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books has issued their Catalogue IX. Those Roman numerals provide a good indication of the type of material to...	Rare American Pamphlets from David Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books is back with a new catalogue of Rare Americana, number 116 for the Woodbridge, Connecticut, bookseller. Lesser...
Chess Letters from White to Gamage, Offered by The Book Collector By Michael Stillman Once in a very rare while, we receive a catalogue that is totally out of the ordinary, and virtually beyond the ability of...	Books on the West from Gene W. Baade By Michael Stillman From Gene W. Baade we have received his Catalogue 1110 of Books on the West. For those wondering about that number, Baade publishes...
Nautical Works from the Columbia Trading Company By Michael Stillman The Columbia Trading Company has issued Catalog 149 of Nautical Books and Artifacts. Located on Cape Cod, at the heart of America's seafaring...	Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman James Pepper Rare Books has issued Catalogue 197, with the focus on film and actors, along with some literature and mystery, and items...
The American West and Other Things from the Argonaut Book Shop By Michael Stillman The latest catalogue from the Argonaut Book Shop is titled Recent Acquisitions and Selections from Stock. Holiday Season, 2010. That doesn't exactly tell...	The Great West Illustrated from the William Reese Company By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued Bulletin 17. The Great West Illustrated. For two centuries, since the journey of Lewis and Clark, this...