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Emotionally Satisfying Investments: Works on Paper - By Bruce McKinney Arnoud Gerits, the President of ILAB, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, was interviewed recently in the Hong Kong Economic Times and mentioned that book collecting should be understood as a passion, not an investment. He’s quoted on book collecting: “ILAB does not recommend buying books as a financial investment.” “Don’t buy them as an investment: it is the wrong angle to look at books. Buy them because you love books, you love a subject..." Is he...

Emotionally Satisfying Investments: Works on Paper

- By Bruce McKinney

Arnoud Gerits, the President of ILAB, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, was interviewed recently in the Hong Kong Economic Times and mentioned that book collecting should be understood as a passion, not an investment. He’s quoted on book collecting: “ILAB does not recommend buying books as a financial investment.” “Don’t buy them as an investment: it is the wrong angle to look at books. Buy them because you love books, you love a subject..." Is he...


Privatized Library Foes Lose Their Battle in Court - By Michael Stillman Those fighting a decision to privatize the operation of the Santa Clarita, California, libraries have suffered a series of setbacks in court. It now looks...	Hard to Fool the Fingers - Paper & Printing through the Ages - By Susan Halas A beginner's zip tour from rag to pulp, from wood block to digital file A basic knowledge of European and American paper and printing...
Caren Material to be Sold at Swann this Fall - By Bruce McKinney Eric C. Caren, the exceptional collector of newspapers, books and documents, has consigned to Swann Galleries in New York material from his collections of How...	Printed and Manuscript Americana at Christies on May 19th - By Bruce McKinney Christie’s has put together an appealing sale of Americana that’s to be sold on May 19th in New York. The sale includes 204 lots of...
Books In The News - By Michael Stillman Statistics released by the Association of American Publishers reveals that in February, electronic books became the largest selling book format. For the first time, they...	54th London Antiquarian Book Fair Set for June 9-11 - By Michael Stillman The 54th annual London International Antiquarian Book Fair has been scheduled for June 9-11 this year. It will again be held at the London Olympia...
Amazon's Kindle E-Readers Will Soon Accept Library Books - By Michael Stillman Amazon.com announced a major change with regard to its Kindle electronic reader. The retailer of Kindles and electronic books (among many other things) announced that...	Presidential Last Names: Frequency of Appearance - By Bruce McKinney If you ask someone familiar with American history to rank by frequency of references in the Americana Exchange Database the last names of the Presidents...
- By Bruce McKinney More than a year ago Sotheby’s secured the opportunity to auction the James S. Copley Library and this month the third installment comes up in...	11th Annual Gold Rush Book Fair May 14th - By Bruce McKinney On a Saturday in May a reunion of they whose lives revolve around books and works on paper will gather in Grass Valley, California for...
Course to Explore Natural History Prints at University of Florida - By Michael Stillman A course covering natural history prints will be given at the University of Florida this summer. This subdivision in the field of works on paper...	15 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month - By Michael Stillman Fifteen new catalogues are reviewed in the latest issue of AE Monthly. The William Reese Company is offering a selection of Californiana. David Lesser Antiquarian...
Fine Press Books and Much More from The Kelmscott Bookshop - By Michael Stillman The Kelmscott Bookshop Rare Books has issued their Catalog 6. The extended title describes it well: Artists' Books, Private Press, the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris,...	Nautical (and a Few Railroad) Works from Columbia Trading Co. - By Michael Stillman The Columbia Trading Company has issued Catalog 152, a collection of nautical books and artifacts. Columbia Trading regularly offers a large selection, this time 628...
Historic Signed Documents from The Raab Collection - By Michael Stillman The Raab Collection has just published their Catalog 67. It offers a selection of signed documents, mostly American, primarily of political or military significance. Many...	More Rare Americana from the Past by David Lesser Antiquarian Books - By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released a new catalogue of Rare Americana (with a few British items thrown in), No. 118. Lesser primarily...
James Cook from Antiquariat Eigl - By Michael Stillman Katalog 36 from German bookseller Antiquariat Eigl has a very English-sounding name, James Cook. James Cook was, of course, the great English explorer from the...	Samples from the Show from Antiquariat Banzhaf - By Michael Stillman Antiquariat Banzhaf, together with Antiquariat Michael Kuhn, published a pamphlet for their recent attendance at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. It is not a...
Not From the Fair from the Ten Pound Island Book Company - By Michael Stillman The Ten Pound Island Book Company has issued an unusual book list. We have seen lots of listings prepared specifically for a book fair. This...	New Material from the Old West from Gene W. Baade - By Michael Stillman Gene W. Baade Books on the West just sent out their Catalogue 411, this time containing books on the American West and a few more....
The Law from The Lawbook Exchange - By Michael Stillman The Lawbook Exchange has issued Catalogue 69, Recently Acquired Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. Anything pertaining to the law may be found here. Works range from...	Uncommon Books and Unusual Manuscripts from Thomas Cullen - By Michael Stillman Thomas Cullen, Rockland Bookman has issued Catalog #49 - Manuscripts & Books. Cullen offers a collection of unusual items, a mix of uncommon books and...
The Ancient World from Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta - By Michael Stillman Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta has followed their 104th catalogue with Catalogue 105 Classical Antiquity & Middle Ages (L-Z). The previous catalogue contained similar material but from...	Books from the Fair from the Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books - By Michael Stillman The Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books recently published a catalogue for the 44th California International Antiquarian Bookfair. The fair may be over but the...
To the New York Fair with Librairie Thomas-Scheler - By Michael Stillman Librairie Thomas Scheler, the Parisian bookselling firm of Bernard and Stephane Clavreuil, printed a List of Books Exhibited at the recent New York Antiquarian Book...	Californiana from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued their Bulletin 19: Magnificent Californiana. This is not the California of movie stars, glamour and beautiful people. This...
Manuscripts from Justin Croft and Simon Beattie - By Michael Stillman We have received a catalogue from Justin Croft and Simon Beattie with the one-word title Manuscripts. Manuscripts usually bring to mind letter and other personal...	.