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Libraries on the Brink: A topic at the Anarchist Book Fair - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney This is both a written story and an 11 minute video (hi) or video (lo). Links to the film are also provided at the end of this 1,498 word article. Dictionary.com provides this definition of anarchist: a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom. So what would the Anarchist Book Fair be? To learn we rented a space and...

Libraries on the Brink: A topic at the Anarchist Book Fair

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney This is both a written story and an 11 minute video (hi) or video (lo). Links to the film are also provided at the end of this 1,498 word article. Dictionary.com provides this definition of anarchist: a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom. So what would the Anarchist Book Fair be? To learn we rented a space and...


A Streeter Auction Returns This Month - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman There will be an important auction with a very familiar name taking place at Christie's in New York later this month. It...	Memory: the next frontier - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney A thread that connects and unites all human beings is memory. Without it we are cavemen on the edge of oblivion....
Goin' South - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright Greetings from the road. We always celebrate the month of February and our favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, by taking off to...	New Service for Booksellers -- BuyBundle - By Carl Burnham By Carl Burnham Since January 2007, we at SouthpointBooks have been using a new service called BuyBundle. Whether books, audio, software, or videos, listings are...
Aggregator ViaLibri Will Translate Listings - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman ViaLibri announced the addition of a nice tool to its mega-search site – language translation. It provides immediate translation between several, primarily...	How much Green is there in the White Mountains? - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Once in a while an auction provides an interesting test of strength. Such is the case at New England Book Auctions...
A Book Lover's Trip Through Dante's Commedia (or the Care and Preservation of Books) - By Renee Roberts by Renée Magriel Roberts You probably have not heard about this, but a few previously undiscovered cantos of Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso were recently discovered...	Great Hebraica Exhibition at the Rosenbach - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The Rosenbach Museum and Library of Philadelphia will be conducting an exhibition of rare and never before seen Hebrew texts over the...
Phishing News: Is this the Bank of America? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman From time to time we write about the latest in phishing expeditions we come across. "Phishing" is that process where someone sends...	Thirteen Catalogues Reviewed in Section Two There are thirteen new bookseller catalogues reviewed in Section Two of April's AE Monthly. No foolin'! There is much for collectors of Americana. Michael Brown...
Indians and the West from George S. MacManus Co. By Michael Stillman We have received the 398th catalogue from George S. MacManus Co. of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. This one will interest anyone who...	50 Fine Books for 2007 from Shapero Rare Books by Michael Stillman Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has issued its catalogue of 50 Fine Books 2007. This is a collection of fifty stunningly beautiful...
Books on the American West from Old West Books By Michael Stillman It is a land of legends, one that ceaselessly fascinates us though time has smoothed its rough edges. We have received Catalog...	The American Southwest from Arader Galleries By Michael Stillman A truly outstanding collection of The American Southwest: Maps, Prints, City Views has been compiled by the Arader Galleries. This is...
Recent Acquisitions at The Veatchs Arts of the Book By Michael Stillman Now available is Catalogue 57 from The Veatchs Arts of the Book. This issue is titled Recent acquisitions including association copies &...	Poetry and Literature from Alexander Rare Books By Michael Stillman We have received the latest catalogue from Alexander Rare Books, Winter 2007, just in time for spring! Alexander offers Literary Firsts and...
Early Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books By Michael Stillman Michael Brown Rare Books recently issued their 43rd catalogue of Americana. This one offers a combination of books and manuscripts, including numerous...	Historic Documents from Bruce N. Johnson By Michael Stillman An increasingly popular field for book collectors today is ephemeral material related to the subjects of their collections. This can include one-of-a-kind...
Texas and Outlaws from Maggie Lambeth Rare Books By Michael Stillman Maggie Lambeth Rare Books has issued a new and extensive catalogue of Texas and Some Outlaws. There is also a bit of...	More Uncommon American Imprints from David Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman The 96th catalogue from Connecticut bookseller David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has recently been released. Like other Lesser catalogues, this one...
The Latest from James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman James Pepper Rare Books has issued their Catalogue 126 of rare and collectible books and ephemera. Along with books there are photographs,...	Antiquarian Legal History from The Lawbook Exchange By Michael Stillman We recently received Catalogue 54 of Recent Acquisitions in Law and Legal History from The Lawbook Exchange. This is a collection...
Images of American Indians from William Reese Co. By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued its 13th "Art Bulletin." This one contains ten items under the heading Images of American Indians....	.