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Auction House Perspective: Who is the new book collector? - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney This month I interviewed representatives of three auction houses about who is and where is the new book collector? They are Dr. Martin Gammon of Bonhams & Butterfields, Doug Johns of Johns' Western Gallery, and George Fox of PBA Galleries. In February I asked four dealers the same question. The differences both between what booksellers had to say and what auction representatives this month are saying illustrates the...

Auction House Perspective: Who is the new book collector?

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney This month I interviewed representatives of three auction houses about who is and where is the new book collector? They are Dr. Martin Gammon of Bonhams & Butterfields, Doug Johns of Johns' Western Gallery, and George Fox of PBA Galleries. In February I asked four dealers the same question. The differences both between what booksellers had to say and what auction representatives this month are saying illustrates the...


All Quiet on the Western Front: Abe Holds Its Summit - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman What a difference a year makes. When Abebooks held its last summit the previous February, the battle lines between site and sellers...	An Update on AE's Books for Sale - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Books for Sale is a listing service for out-of-print and uncommon books, manuscripts and ephemera that AE introduced September 1st, 2006. ...
Getting "Fulfilled" by Amazon - By Renee Roberts by Renée Magriel Roberts Fulfillment. A wonderful word and quite an old word, from the Old English fullfyllan "fill up, make full," from full + fyllan...	Every Book has its Story - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The history of a book, even just a piece of it, can tell an interesting story. In New Paltz, New York in...
It's Time to Take a Look at Google Book Search - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Google Book Search recently added a couple more major universities to its controversial book-scanning project. Signing on in January was the University...	Happy Birthday! - BookFinder Celebrates Its 10th - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman BookFinder celebrated a major milestone in longevity last month -- its 10th anniversary. Reaching ten years of age may not sound like...
Swann: A Challenging Sale on March 22nd. - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Swann is offering, as they have on several occasions in recent years, a broad selection of collectible printed and manuscript Americana that...	AE Services Part 2: Get Keywords - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Last month we took a look at the AE Bibliographic Database, one of the subscriber services offered by this site. The "AED" consists...
Thirteen Lucky Catalogues Reviewed in Section Two There are thirteen bookseller catalogues reviewed in this month's issue of AE Monthly. Travels and voyages are featured in catalogues from American, French and Dutch...	Novels, Poetry and More from The Brick Row Book Shop By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from The Brick Row Book Shop. Brick Row may be new to us, but not...
Some Fascinating Cases from The Lawbook Exchange By Michael Stillman The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., has issued its 44th catalogue, Law and Legal History, Recent Acquisitions. While the natural target for their...	Mexicana, Latin America, and other Recent Acquisitions at Libreria de Antano By Michael Stillman Libreria de Antano of Buenos Aires, Argentina, published a catalogue of Recent Acquisitions Including Fine Mexicana in time for the San Francisco...
Travel and Voyages from William Reese By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued its first catalogue for 2007, Travel and Voyages. Most books and manuscripts qualify for Reese's usual...	Voyages, Views, Maps & Australiana from Hordern House By Michael Stillman Recently received at AE Monthly from halfway around the world is a catalogue of February 2007 acquisitions from Hordern House. The Sydney,...
Travels and Other Books from Librairie Thomas-Scheler By Michael Stillman Librairie Thomas-Scheler recently published a List of the Books Exhibited at the recent California Antiquarian Book Fair. These are certainly works of...	Travels from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Antiquarian Bookseller By Michael Stillman Just in is the latest catalogue from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Antiquarian Bookseller and Printdealer of the Netherlands. Catalogue 130 is entitled simply...
A Collection for the California Book Fair from Antiquariaat Forum By Michael Stillman The Antiquariaat Forum recently published a Short Title List with recent acquisitions and a selection from our stock to bring to the...	More Exceptional Works from Bauman Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bauman Rare Books, of Philadelphia and New York, has issued a new collection of exceptional material. As we have come to expect,...
Texas and Ranching from Maggie Lambeth Rare Books By Michael Stillman The latest catalogue to arrive from Maggie Lambeth Rare Books, Maps and Prints, of Blanco, Texas, is entitled Texas and Ranching. Those...	More Celebrity and Other Books from James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman James Pepper Rare Books has issued their 160th catalogue, containing 150 items primarily related to stars of stage, screen, and books. The...
Some Artistic Gifts Offered by the Arader Galleries By Michael Stillman The Arader Galleries have issued their Gift Catalogue 2007 for those who appreciate the artistic side of printing. Included are many framed...	The Private Press of Rollin Milroy from Wessel and Lieberman Booksellers By Michael Stillman For those who collect the private press, Wessel and Lieberman Booksellers has issued a pamphlet on Rollin Milroy: Heavenly Monkey &...