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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
Would you like to buy 360 copies of Still Reading Khan, by Mushtaq Siekh? Maybe you would prefer 59 assorted Bibles, or thousands...
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- By Thomas McKinney
By Tom McKinney
I recently read an article on the front page of the New York Times about a public library being turned over to...
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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
One of the more spectacular book auctions in recent memory will take place at Sotheby's in London on December 7, 2010. It isn't...
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- By Susan Halas
By Susan Halas
A lot of you, like me, are on-line antiquarian booksellers who sell older books and other vintage material such as maps, prints, photos...
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- By Michael Osborne
By Michael J. Osborne
(This event took place Labor Day weekend in downtown Baltimore's convention center. The show produced by the Palm Beach Show Group...
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- By Karen Wright
By Karen Wright
It was a gorgeous day in Sacramento for the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair; sunny and warm, but not too hot! Almost too...
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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
Libraries would appear to be a threatened species, if you read the news. A 24-hour vigil was recently held at City Hall in...
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- By Bruce McKinney
By Bruce McKinney
On December 2nd, at Bonham's in New York, material long prized goes to auction. This is my second auction in as many years...
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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
Has Facebook co-opted the exclusive right to use the word "book" in a business name? To some extent, a lawsuit they recently filed...
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- By Bruce McKinney
By Bruce McKinney
With the coming of fall, or if you live in Australia the coming of spring, more dealers send out catalogues, shops remain open...
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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
The courtroom is ordinarily a dull place. Lawyers argue over motions, defendants plea bargain, delay is followed by delay, and incomprehensible legalese replaces...
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- By Michael Stillman
By Michael Stillman
It would seem that few people believe the email from Nigeria about the General's widow who wants to share his $20 million in...
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This month we have seven new catalogues to review. There are rare, unusual, and sometimes odd works offered by Garrett Scott, Bookseller, and Thomas Cullen,...
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By Michael Stillman
Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has released Catalogue Twenty-nine, A Miscellany. The Ann Arbor based Scott specializes in the unusual. His books, pamphlets, and ephemera...
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By Michael Stillman
Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, has issued a New Miscellany #29. For those who don't like seeing too much of the same thing, Karmiole's catalogues...
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By Michael Stillman
Bruce N. Johnson Historic Documents has issued Catalogue 22. Political & Civil War. This is a fascinating collection of Americana, much of it...
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By Michael Stillman
Aleph-Bet Books has released Catalogue 95 of Children's Books and Illustrated Books. The overwhelming majority of the 600 items offered are described by...
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By Michael Stillman
Thomas Cullen, Rockland Bookman, recently issued Catalog #48 - Manuscripts & Books. Cullen regularly comes up with uncommon material, much of it one...
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By Michael Stillman
Some catalogues can be readily described as generalist, offering a wide range of unrelated material. Others are focused on a very specific niche....
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By Michael Stillman
David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has issued their 115th catalogue of Rare Americana. That is mostly correct, although a few items stretch...
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