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Articles - December 2009 Issue


Over the River and Through the Woods - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney What with the internet having apparently killed off the old and rare book retail beast you could be surprised to find that retail locations remain for collectors one of the best avenues of book buying. They haven't disappeared. They have simply more and more settled on the outskirts of towns and cities, often finding pride-of-place in country homes so it's simply more difficult to find them. During a mid-month sojourn...

Over the River and Through the Woods

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney What with the internet having apparently killed off the old and rare book retail beast you could be surprised to find that retail locations remain for collectors one of the best avenues of book buying. They haven't disappeared. They have simply more and more settled on the outskirts of towns and cities, often finding pride-of-place in country homes so it's simply more difficult to find them. During a mid-month sojourn...


Affairs of the Heart - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Comets will not be diverted from their paths. Neither will those in the embrace of books be turned back from their natural...	A Fair Duet - Sacramento and Seattle Book Fairs 2009 - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright We had the great good fortune to be able to attend both the Sacramento and Seattle Book Fairs this year. Though we...
Win, Place, Show - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Book fairs have always been important for booksellers. Great material on shelves does not often make it into libraries, private or public,...	Google Revises Book Settlement - Will It Be Enough? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Google has filed its revised settlement that, if approved, would allow the internet giant to provide access to millions of copyrighted old books...
We Shall not Pass this way Again - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney It matters less what we collect than that we collect. On December 3rd at 10:30 am the collection discussed here will be sold at...	In The News: Goodbye to Card Catalogues, $1 Million Comic Book Sale, Abe's Top 10 - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Back in the day, before computers, digital databases and even microfiche readers, the way you found books in a library was through a...
Are You Missing These Books? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Are you missing some valuable Civil War books? If so, New York City police would like to speak to you. In a twist...	Book Theft Ring Broken Up in Maryland - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Police in Prince George's County Maryland have secured indictments in an alleged ring of book thieves operating at public and university libraries in...
Auctions in December - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Who said fireworks are reserved for the fourth of July. In France the day for fireworks is July 14th. In China...	Two Major Sales at Christie's, New York, December 4 - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Christie's in New York has two important book auctions scheduled for Friday, December 4, one a single owner sale. Along with books they...
15 Catalogues Reviewed This Month This month you will find 15 new catalogues reviewed in section two. Manuscripts and documents are featured by Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books and Bruce...	Important Letters and Signed Documents from Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books By Michael Stillman Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books has issued Catalogue 23 of autographs, manuscripts and documents. It is divided into two sections: Americana and...
Renaissance Medical Works from Thomas-Scheler and Alain Brieux By Michael Stillman A very special catalogue has just been issued for those who collect in the field of early medical and anatomical books. The title...	American Paintings and Manuscript Documents from Questroyal Fine Art By Michael Stillman "I discovered a dirt road that weaved through towering trees and thick brush with a sky unmarked by telephone lines. I had never...
Old Maps from George Ritzlin Antique Maps By Michael Stillman We recently received Catalog 29 from George Ritzlin Antique Maps and Prints. George and Mary Ritzlin are map experts from Evanston, Illinois, and...	Africa from Christison Rare Books By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from Christison Rare Books. The title is Catalogue 35 Africa & bits from beyond. This is...
Items for the Boston Book Fair from Kevin F. Kelly, Bookseller By Michael Stillman Kevin F. Kelly, Bookseller, printed a catalogue especially for the recent Boston Antiquarian Book Fair. This is a varied collection, impossible for this...	Historic Printed and Manuscript Material from Bruce N. Johnson By Michael Stillman Bruce N. Johnson Historic Documents recently issued their Catalogue 21, and no further title is needed since the firm's name describes its contents....
Musical Works from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians of Lloyd Harbor (Long Island) New York. This is...	Fine Antique Maps from Martayan Lan By Michael Stillman Martayan Lan has presented their Catalogue 43 of Fine Antique Maps and Atlases. This is a fabulous collection, including some of the earliest...
Antiquarian Americana from Kaaterskill Books By Michael Stillman Kaaterskill Books has issued their 11th catalogue of Americana. It is difficult to use any more limiting terms to describe this catalogue beyond...	New Acquisitions in Americana from the William Reese Company By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued its 272nd catalogue, New Acquisitions in Americana. These are all works pertaining to North America that Reese...
Western America from Old West Books By Michael Stillman Old West Books has issued Catalog 26 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Old West features materials from the...	Rare and Antiquarian Books and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Ltd. By Michael Stillman Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books has issued their Catalogue VII. Offered are books and ephemera that are rare and antiquarian, but their subjects...
Film, Literature and More from James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman James Pepper Rare Books has issued Catalogue 187, the latest presentation from this southern California bookseller. Literature, film, art books, and detective and...	Pocket and Other Maps from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has issued a new catalogue entitled The World In Your Pocket. We will let them explain the meaning...