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Hollywood, the land of [bad] dreams - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The determined and the interested in the world of books arrived in LA for the once every two year ABAA book fair over the weekend of February 12-14 and came away more concerned than enriched. The fair was thinly attended and the material, on offer, noticeably dated. The net result was disappointment along with the occasional 'good fair' comments to keep hope alive. The ABAA, the American Antiquarian Bookseller's Association,...

Hollywood, the land of [bad] dreams

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney The determined and the interested in the world of books arrived in LA for the once every two year ABAA book fair over the weekend of February 12-14 and came away more concerned than enriched. The fair was thinly attended and the material, on offer, noticeably dated. The net result was disappointment along with the occasional 'good fair' comments to keep hope alive. The ABAA, the American Antiquarian Bookseller's Association,...


Observations on Bookselling from the San Francisco Fair - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman This month, two booksellers have been kind enough to share their written observations from the recent San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair. One, Susan...	It's in the Mail - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Shame steals into town in the dark of night, pride and ambition strolls down Main Street at high noon. And then there...
Some Interesting Items Appear At Auction - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Some surprising, interesting, and historically important material regularly finds its way to the auction rooms. There is much to be found and learned...	The ABAA: What Works - Data, Knowledge, Charm & New Blood - By Susan Halas By Susan Netzorg Halas All other things being equal, it takes data, knowledge, and charm, not necessarily in that order, to make it in the ABAA....
What, Attention Age? Let's master Information first - By Thomas McKinney By Tom McKinney This month's AE Monthly is the first to include editorials by yours' truly, Thomas McKinney. Bruce is my dad. I'm not new to...	iPad: Avenue to the Attention Age? - By Thomas McKinney In my previous article, I started to talk about the Attention Age. People are participating with the Internet, rather than just watching and taking. It...
The Google Books Case: A Bridge Too Far? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The legal case over Google's plan to digitize millions of out of print but copyrighted books continues to drag on, a federal judge...	News from the Library: A Large Gift, Major Scanning Project, and Binding Exhibition - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Libraries, rare book rooms in particular, may be scrambling for dollars in this digital age, but there are still signs that appreciation for...
World's Largest Book Goes On Display - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman There will be a magnificent display of maps at the British Library in London this spring and summer. The title is Magnificent Maps:...	11 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month This month we review 11 new catalogues. There are books of Americana and the American West from Clark Rare Books and Old West Books. Books...
Buffalo, Custer, Wyoming and More from Old West Books By Michael Stillman Old West Books has issued a new catalogue of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. This one is broken into...	New Acquisitions and On Sale Americana from Clark Rare Books By Michael Stillman Clark Rare Books has released Catalog 942 of Americana, The West, and General. This catalogue is broken down into two sections, one of...
Film and Literature from James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman James Pepper Rare Books has reached Catalogue 190 in their series, with the focus, as always, on material related to film, literature and...	Travels and Explorations, Especially Cook, from Antiquariat Eigl By Michael Stillman Antiquariat Ralf Eigl has published their Katalog 34 with the title Reisen und Expeditionen Mit Sonderteil: James Cook. Two things evident about...
Uncommon and Unusual Works from Peter Masi Books By Michael Stillman Peter Masi Books has published Catalog 204 of uncommon and obscure items with easy to afford prices. Masi specializes in pamphlets and promotionals...	Books on Asia from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books By Michael Stillman Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books of the Netherlands has issued a new catalogue, Books on Asia. The Passion of a Dutch Collector. This...
The Civil War from the George S. MacManus Company By Michael Stillman The George S. MacManus Company has issued their catalogue of the Civil War Part III. These catalogues came in alphabetical order, this one...	Travel, Science and History from Helen R. Kahn By Michael Stillman Helen R. Kahn and Associates has released their 78th catalogue, Voyages & Travels, History & Natural History, Science & Technology. This is a...
Adventures in the Polar Regions from Aquila Books By Michael Stillman Aquila Books, the specialist in books about the Arctic, Antarctic, and other regions far to the north or south, has issued their Catalogue...	Obscure European Works from Garrett Scott, Bookseller By Michael Stillman Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has issued his Catalogue Twenty-Seven, but this one is different from any Scott catalogue we have seen before. Normally, his...