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Abebooks Purchases BookFinder, Looks to the Future - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Abebooks announced this past month the purchase of book meta-search engine BookFinder.com. BookFinder searches the listings of dozens of online sites, including Abebooks and its numerous competitors, such Alibris, Biblio, Amazon, Half.com, and a couple of dozen smaller sites. All are treated equally. In operation since 1997 (antiquity for the internet), it is a very helpful and well-respected site among those with a need or passion for locating old books. Though small,...

Abebooks Purchases BookFinder, Looks to the Future

- By Michael Stillman

By Michael Stillman Abebooks announced this past month the purchase of book meta-search engine BookFinder.com. BookFinder searches the listings of dozens of online sites, including Abebooks and its numerous competitors, such Alibris, Biblio, Amazon, Half.com, and a couple of dozen smaller sites. All are treated equally. In operation since 1997 (antiquity for the internet), it is a very helpful and well-respected site among those with a need or passion for locating old books. Though small,...


One lot tells the story - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Copies of the United States Constitution printed in the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1787, have been raising eyebrows...	A Bookselling Sci-Fi Nightmare: The Computers Take Over the Marketplace - By Renee Roberts by Renée Magriel Roberts I don't know how many of you remember "Colossus: The Forbin Project" on the big screen. Released in 1970, this movie was...
At Auction: Los Angeles Imprints 1843 - 1873 - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney An interesting collection of rare Los Angeles imprints and ephemera comes to market on December 2nd in a sale organized by Johns'...	Alibris Eliminates Its $1 Per Book Sold Program - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Alibris announced a step last week to eliminate some of its smallest merchants, or "hobby sellers." Interestingly, it was a reversal of...
At Christies Fantasy takes Flight - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney If we could close our eyes and wake up with one printed item in the attic, closet or under the Christmas tree it...	ILAB Launches New Website - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman ILAB recently completed a major overhaul of its website, which gives us an opportunity to look at this book dealers' organization and...
Cinematic Diversions - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney We get our information in myriad ways: through books, the internet, television and conversation to name some. We see movies...	Very Old and Rare Books from Martayan Lan By Michael Stillman The 36th catalogue of Martyan Lan of New York contains 246 rare books from the 15th to 19th centuries. Most...
Americana Including Black Americana From Michael Brown Rare Books By Michael Stillman We have received the 39th catalogue from Americana specialist Michael Brown Rare Books. First an aside. This is not the Michael Brown of...	Into The Heart Of Africa From Bernard Shapero Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bernard Shapero Rare Books takes us into what was a mostly unknown continent to the West a few generations ago with their latest...
Voyages and Travels from Reg and Philip Remington By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from English booksellers Reg and Philip Remington. The Remingtons are a father and son team with...	A Catalogue of William Blake from John Windle, Antiquarian Bookseller By Michael Stillman He is one of the more difficult figures to describe. Few depict his as a "renaissance man," though he was a poet,...
William Reese Gives Us That Old Tyme Religion By Michael Stillman You might think a collection of religious material from the 17th through 19th centuries would be rather boring. We've all heard that fire...	Latest Update from Manhattan Rare Books By Michael Stillman We have received the most recent electronic update to the catalogues published by The Manhattan Rare Book Company. For those not familiar, Manhattan...
Latin American and Spanish Books from Libreria de Antano By Michael Stillman Libreria de Antano has released its latest catalogue electronically, in conjunction with the recently held book show in Madrid. Libreria de Antano is...	Florida from King and Queen Books By Michael Stillman King and Queen Books of Pensacola, Florida, has released its 46th catalogue: Florida -- Books, Pamphlets, Maps, and Other Imprints Relating...
Extraordinary Autographs and Manuscripts from the 19th Century Shop By Michael Stillman Those familiar with the 19th Century Shop know that they offer extraordinarily important signed and manuscript material. Their recently issued catalogue 107 is...	Californians and Others of the Old West from Schoyer's Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman We have received from Schoyer's Antiquarian Books of Berkeley, California, their catalogue number 119 of Western Americana. This catalogue of the West...
Books From The Old West From Arthur H. Clark By Michael Stillman We have just received The Arthur H. Clark Company's 923rd catalogue featuring Americana and the American West. The Arthur Clark Company has been...	Literature and More from James Cummins Bookseller By Michael Stillman James Cummins Bookseller offers a varied selection of items in his latest catalogue, number 93. Among the specific topics covered are literature,...
Western Books From Gene W. Baade By Michael Stillman Gene W. Baade Books On The West has released their catalogue #1105 just in time for the holidays. Not that there is any...	18th and 19th Century Americana from Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman Americana collectors cannot help but look forward to the latest offerings from David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books. Lesser always presents an intriguing...