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Introducing an Index of American Magazines: 1741:1826 - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Most books are read from front to back but I challenge you to try to do this with any of the five volumes of Frank Luther Mott's A History of American Magazines. Every page has references to other pages, to footnotes and to indexes and it simply isn't possible to read any of the volumes as a book unless you simply decide to ignore all the bibliographical tendrils. Each...

Introducing an Index of American Magazines: 1741:1826

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney Most books are read from front to back but I challenge you to try to do this with any of the five volumes of Frank Luther Mott's A History of American Magazines. Every page has references to other pages, to footnotes and to indexes and it simply isn't possible to read any of the volumes as a book unless you simply decide to ignore all the bibliographical tendrils. Each...


Abebooks to Add Descriptions and Cover Photos to Listings - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Abebooks recently announced that they would be automatically adding prepackaged descriptions and stock dust jacket photographs to their listings, at least those...	The Bookseller as Anti-Hero - By Renee Roberts Renee Magriel Roberts It's summertime and it's hot and I'm looking for a quick read. The only things getting cooled around here are the...
Gerry Thomas - Inventor of TV Dinners - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Listen A man who touched the lives of almost all Americans over the past fifty years died on July 21st, at the age...	Controversy Surrounds Google Print For Libraries - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Back in December 2004, the search engine company Google announced a massive project to digitize old books. The project, named "Google Print...
Allison "Tootie" Montana, dead at 82 - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Listen Those who appreciate a good story and some history, whether it is in book form or not, may wish to pause for...	30,000 Books Missing From French National Library - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Over 30,000 books have disappeared from the French National Library. Somewhere between lost and stolen, these books have vanished. Between one and...
You Can't Catch Death by Ianthe Brautigan [but you can understand it better] - By Bruce McKinney A review by Bruce McKinney Ms. Brautigan, in her memoir You Can't Catch Death, tells the story of her larger-than-life father Richard Brautigan, the...	An Enhancement to Message Board Valuations - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Effective with the August issue of AEM we are beginning to selectively illustrate answers to appropriate questions with links to records in the...
Some Exceptional Titles From J.N. Bartfield Fine Books By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from J.N. Bartfield Fine Books, though it is hardly the first for this bookseller established...	Indonesia and the Dutch East Indies From Gert Jan Bestebreurtje By Michael Stillman This is our first review of a catalogue from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje, Antiquarian Bookseller. Bestebreurtje is a Dutch bookseller, and they are...
Fairs and Expositions from Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers By Michael Stillman Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers has issued a catalogue of Fairs and Expositions. Wood catalogues generally focus on a particular subject, often a...	Voyages and Travels from Hordern House By Michael Stillman Hordern House has released its catalogue of Acquisitions July 2005 - Voyages and Travels, Natural History. Hordern House is an Australian bookseller, and...
Books and Manuscripts of All Ages from the 19th Century Shop By Michael Stillman The 19th Century Shop has issued its Catalogue 106 of "Rare Books and Manuscripts of All Ages." This is a wonderful collection...	Ancient Maps From Martyan Lan By Michael Stillman Martayan Lan has issued its 35th catalogue of Fine Antique Maps and Atlases. This New York book and map merchant offers an outstanding...