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California Antiquarian Book Fair February 18 -20 - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney There was a time, twenty years ago, when the book business existed at three levels: trade shows, catalogues and open stock. Every level emphasized human contact and the book business really was, and for many remains today, a relationship business. In the 1990s online book listing sites began to fundamentally change the book business. Where previously AB Bookman's Weekly had provided a limited way for sellers and buyers to...

California Antiquarian Book Fair February 18 -20

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney There was a time, twenty years ago, when the book business existed at three levels: trade shows, catalogues and open stock. Every level emphasized human contact and the book business really was, and for many remains today, a relationship business. In the 1990s online book listing sites began to fundamentally change the book business. Where previously AB Bookman's Weekly had provided a limited way for sellers and buyers to...


Barrage Of Thefts Hits Rare Book Rooms - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman On December 17, 2004, several rare and quite valuable books were stolen from Transylvania University. That's Transylvania U. as in Transylvania, Kentucky, not...	Charles Heartman: Unintended Lessons - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Most people will not know who Charles Heartman was. He was a bookseller. He also conducted auctions of books, manuscripts...
Women in the Vanguard of Bookselling - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright I just finished an interesting book called Sunwise Turn by Madge Jenison (E.P. Dutton & Co. NY, 1923). Madge Jenison was a...	A Few of My Favorite Things - By Renee Roberts By Renee Magriel Roberts Despite the frustrations of engaging in bookselling, I do love the business. I'm able to find pleasure not only...
2004 Auction Overview - By Michael Stillman By Mike StillmanLast month, we had the opportunity to look at the top 350 prices paid at book auctions in 2004 See: AE Top 350....	Alexander Hamilton: On Exhibit in New York and Online - By Michael Stillman ...
Swann Printed & Manuscript Americana February 10th - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney There is a 358 lot auction of Americana coming up on February 10th at Swann's that should provide a fair indication where...	Exceptional Americana on the Block February 16th - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Dorothy Sloan, auctioneer and cataloguer extraordaire, will conduct two interesting western Americana sales in San Francisco on Wednesday, February 16th, at the...
Comments based on a reading of Perilous Times by Geoffrey R. Stone - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The relationship between the law, leadership and circumstance is a complex one. Americans would like to believe that the constitution is a...	Murderesses and More: Rare Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael StillmanDavid M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued its 83rd catalogue of Rare Americana. Lesser's catalogues are like a collection of snapshots of...
500 Years of Books from Helen Kahn Rare Books By Michael Stillman Helen R. Kahn Rare Books is offering a new catalogue of "Five Hundred Years of Books." Actually, that's a bit of an...	Recent Acquisitions From the William Reese Co. By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has published its 236th catalogue, entitled either "Recent Acquisitions" or "New Acquisitions" (depending on whether you want to...
Letters, Travels, Politics and More from Michael Brown Rare Books By Michael Stillman Michael Brown Rare Books' latest catalogue of Americana, number 37 to be precise, is filled with the unusual, uncommon, and unique. "Unique"...	History of the Book from Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers By Michael Stillman Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers' latest catalogue, number 121, is entitled "History of the Book." This catalogue focuses on the physical aspects of...