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Book Fairs: An Endangered Species? - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinneyTwo hours north of San Francisco, on a recent beautiful May day, John and Susie Hardy, for the 7th year hosted the Gold Rush Book Fair at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. It was a trip well worth making. It was also a melancholy adventure for it provided a measure of the drought that plagues the world of rare and collectible books these days. Those selling, 50 dealers...

Book Fairs: An Endangered Species?

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinneyTwo hours north of San Francisco, on a recent beautiful May day, John and Susie Hardy, for the 7th year hosted the Gold Rush Book Fair at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. It was a trip well worth making. It was also a melancholy adventure for it provided a measure of the drought that plagues the world of rare and collectible books these days. Those selling, 50 dealers...


Google Introduces Universal Search -- What's the Difference? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Google took a quantum leap forward in its search listings this past month, though it was a stealth leap. One look at...	Superman was Missing at Gotham City - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The motto was 'wise men fish here' but apparently buyers long ago scaled back their purchases at the Gotham Book Mart, a...
Abe Institutes Seller Ratings - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Abebooks announced the soon-to-come launching of their long-anticipated seller ratings on May 29. This will undoubtedly be controversial with some booksellers,...	Looking for Economical Shipping? The Answer May be UPS Mail Logic© - By Renee Roberts By Renée Magriel Roberts Last month I discussed -- somewhat heatedly I admit -- the downward spiral of services from the United States Post Office,...
Libraries: Dinosaurs of the Modern Era - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Libraries in America are a hot topic these days, deer in the headlights of both cost cutters and the next generation of...	Forbes Auction Completes After $40 Million in Sales By Michael Stillman The record-setting Forbes book and manuscript auction came to a conclusion this past May 22. Auctioneer Christie's described it as setting "a...
In The News: Bookseller Burns Books; Librarian's Sentence Reduced; Stolen Book Found - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman There was a book burning in Kansas City Sunday, May 27, 2007, but it was not in protest of their content,...	A Serious Book Auction in Chicago - By Bruce McKinney For book buyers in Chicago and the Midwest evidence of resurgence in the book auction market is apparent in the upcoming sale at Leslie Hindman...
Yahoo Closing Auction Site -- Did Anyone Notice? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The auction arm of the world's most visited website (according to Alexa rankings), Yahoo, is closing down. That would seem to be...	The Swami Speaks - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Change is the order of the day not only in politics but also in book selling; the reactions and responses just as...
Twelve New Book Catalogues Reviewed in Section Two There are twelve new book catalogues reviewed in Section Two of AE Monthly for June. Several catalogues with new selections of Americana recently arrived, from Almagre...	A Wide Selection of Americana from Almagre Books By Michael Stillman Almagre Books, of historic Santa Fe, New Mexico, has issued its 22nd catalogue of Americana. There is really no way of describing...
American Autographs from Joe Rubinfine By Michael Stillman Joe Rubinfine American Historical Autographs offers a new group of autographed documents from important American historical figures. Included are several of the...	Clark Rare Books is Back with more Western Americana By Michael Stillman After almost a year's absence we welcome back the new, yet very old, Clark Rare Books to the realm of book...
Signed Historic Documents from Stuart Lutz By Michael Stillman Stuart Lutz Historic Documents has issued a "highlights catalog," one that includes some of their most intriguing new acquisitions. In keeping with...	New Acquisitions in Americana from the William Reese Co. By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued a catalogue of New Acquisitions in Americana, and they have come up with 200+...
Rare Americana From Chapel Hill Rare Books By Michael Stillman From Chapel Hill Rare Books comes their 174th catalogue: Rare Americana: Recent Acquisitions Including Civil War. Items range from colonial...	"Beat" and Other Poetry, Literature, and Ephemera from Brian Cassidy By Michael Stillman Brian Cassidy, Bookseller has issued his catalog no. one: literature -- rare books, manuscripts, journals and ephemera. That is technically correct,...
Indians and the West from George S. MacManus Co. By Michael Stillman The George S. MacManus Company has issued Catalogue 399, the latest installment in its series Indians and the West. The...	Mexican and Southwest Items from Plaza Books By Michael Stillman Plaza Books of Santa Rosa, California, has issued List 22, a collection of Latin American works, primarily Mexican. For those who collect...
Law and Legal History from The Lawbook Exchange By Michael Stillman From The Lawbook Exchange we have received their 46th catalogue of Law and Legal History. The format is similar to its predecessors...	A Directors' Report from the Arader Galleries By Michael Stillman The Arader Galleries Directors' Report for May/June 2007 features a few of the many items they now have available. The...
Children's Books from Aleph-Bet By Michael Stillman Aleph-Bet Books recently issued their Catalogue 85 of Children's Books and Illustrated Books. Offered are 555 books for the young at heart,...	.