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Articles - November 2011 Issue


Collecting in Choppy Waters - By Bruce McKinney The rare book business today is not the business it was or will be. It is in a state of becoming and the pace of change accelerating as elements of the old model break down. Complicating things there are as many and probably more people vying for a place in the trade that is at once traditional and morphing into something new. The well-established tradition of schooling collectors in the once common used bookshop gives...

Collecting in Choppy Waters

- By Bruce McKinney

The rare book business today is not the business it was or will be. It is in a state of becoming and the pace of change accelerating as elements of the old model break down. Complicating things there are as many and probably more people vying for a place in the trade that is at once traditional and morphing into something new. The well-established tradition of schooling collectors in the once common used bookshop gives...


A Bookseller Success Story... Amazon - By Michael Stillman A couple of major, seemingly unrelated announcements came out of Amazon.com a few weeks back. We doubt they are all that unrelated, and they signify...	The Market Recovers - a Bit - By Bruce McKinney While the market simmers, caught between continuing economic uncertainty and desire for appealing material, auction realizations continue to recover from the lows achieved in April...
Great Bookmen & Bookstores: Israel (Izzy) G. Young of The Folklore Center - By Susan Netzorg Halas Izzy Young ran the Folklore Center at 110 MacDougal St. in New York City. In the early 1960s he was one of the book world’s...	A World in Transition: Make me an Offer Please - By Bruce McKinney Not so long ago the book business moved from paper to the net. The online listing sites were appealing, the costs low and the opportunities...
Could Reselling Used Books Become Illegal? - By Michael Stillman We recently received a message from a “Ken,” self-described “Overworked Lead Blogger” at Heroic Times, a blog website. You may have seen it too as...	Remembering Burton Weiss - By Bruce McKinney Burton Weiss, the Berkeley bookselling flamboyant, died this past June and was buried in print a week or so ago. His obituary in 'The Book...
Barnes & Noble Takes Over Borders' Remains... After Some Last-Minute Wrangling - By Michael Stillman There was a time when a sale of Borders to Barnes & Noble would have stirred great controversy, perhaps even an examination by the Attorney...	North Texas Book and Paper Show a Success - By Michael Utt The Eighteenth North Texas Book and Paper Show, held October 15th and 16th, was a great success. Heritage Auctions of Dallas and The Texas Bookseller’s...
Auctions in November - By Bruce McKinney The auction season moves into high gear this month with 61 scheduled events and a few more yet to be posted. It has been a...	Newspapers Declining as Local News Source - By Michael Stillman The role of newspapers in the community, and with it, perhaps, their long term viability, continues to diminish, a report recently released by the Pew...
Fifteen New Catalogues Reviewed - By Michael Stillman There are 15 new bookseller catalogues up for review this month, many focused on interesting niches. There are outstanding collections of maps offered by Daniel...	Maps, Atlases, and Related Material from Daniel Crouch Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Daniel Crouch Rare Books recently published their spectacular Catalogue II. The firm describes itself as “a specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts,...
Part II of the William Boeing Library from Restoration Books - By Michael Stillman Selections from the Library of William E. Boeing Part II has now been released by Restoration Books of Seattle, Washington. Part I of books from...	First Books and Before from Between The Covers - By Michael Stillman Between the Covers Rare Books has printed a catalogue of First Books & Before. The Gloucester City, New Jersey, bookseller quickly points out that what...
Rare Maps from High Ridge Books - By Michael Stillman High Ridge Books has published their Catalogue 63. Rare Maps from the 17th to 20th Centuries Featuring Wall Maps, Pocket Maps, Sea Charts and Other...	Photography from Antiquariat Banzhaf and Antiquariat Kuhn - By Michael Stillman Antiquariat Banzhaf and Antiquariat Michael Kuhn have issued a catalogue of Photography 2011. Well, that's the title. The actual photographs are much older. Most were...
Voyages and Travel from Maggs Bros. - By Michael Stillman Maggs Bros. Ltd., has issued their 1450th catalogue, which can happen if you have been printing catalogues for a very long time. This one is...	More of the Very Unusual from Garrett Scott, Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has published Catalogue 34 (Miscellaneous Acquisitions). Scott specializes in the unusual. This can mean one of two kinds of unusual – works...
Books Printed Before 1700 from Helen R. Kahn - By Michael Stillman Helen R. Kahn and Associates recently released their latest catalogue, their 82nd: Books Printed Before 1700. Though the bookseller is located in Montreal, Canada, New...	Politics from the Left and Farther Left from Lorne Bair - By Michael Stillman Lorne Bair has issued Catalog 13: Rare Books, Manuscripts, Art & Ephemera. While a title like that might imply any topic of material could be...
Rules from Bruce McKittrick Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Bruce McKittrick Rare Books is offering a new mini-catalogue, this one entitled Rules... The selection is further defined as being “for... Jesuits, Cards, Games, Gardens,...	Alphabets for Adults from The Veatchs Arts of the Book - By Michael Stillman The Veatchs Arts of the Book has issued a catalogue designed for the alphabetically inclined. Their Catalogue 70, subheaded A to Z, ABCs For Adults,...
Private Press Works from Sotherans - By Michael Stillman Sotheran's, the English bookseller now celebrating its 250th anniversary, has issued a catalogue of fine printing and production entitled Private Press 2011. It celebrates the...	Mexico and the American Southwest from Plaza Books - By Michael Stillman Plaza Books recently issued their List 32. Plaza specializes in books from or about Mexico, though that specialty spreads to adjoining areas. In this catalogue...
“Destroyed by Fire” from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued a listing of books under the heading, “...destroyed by fire.” As Reese notes, it is a recurring theme of...	Manuscripts from Simon Beattie and Justin Croft - By Michael Stillman Simon Beattie and Justin Croft have issued a catalogue of More Manuscripts. It is not hard to figure out what you will find here. Most...