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Articles - December 2011 Issue


The Once and Future Catalogue - By Bruce McKinney The book catalogue for three centuries has been both the workhorse and thoroughbred of the rare book business. Material discovered by dealers, later described and set into print would in time journey, in the company of other appointed titles, in well-wrought catalogues conveying a dealer’s best thinking. For those anticipating such catalogues - expectant hands, primed by experience, would quickly plumb the incoming mail seeking to be first to locate a gem and respond, “I’ll...

The Once and Future Catalogue

- By Bruce McKinney

The book catalogue for three centuries has been both the workhorse and thoroughbred of the rare book business. Material discovered by dealers, later described and set into print would in time journey, in the company of other appointed titles, in well-wrought catalogues conveying a dealer’s best thinking. For those anticipating such catalogues - expectant hands, primed by experience, would quickly plumb the incoming mail seeking to be first to locate a gem and respond, “I’ll...


The Library of America: Where the 19th Century Meets the 21st - By Michael Stillman I have come to expect all types of goods to be advertised on the internet. Occasionally, one might even see something sort of book related,...	Works on Tissue Paper - By Bruce McKinney In the shortening days of November a super hero charges in to raise the spirits of book collectors everywhere. This is not the rodent of...
Collecting Pop-Up Books & Movables: An Old Field with New Fans - By Susan Halas Pop up books and paper ephemera with movable parts can be one of the most interesting and delightful genres of all the book arts. Endlessly...	B&N – Back from the Grave? - By Michael Stillman Last month we wrote about the enormous steps forward by the largest online bookseller, and now everything else seller, Amazon.com. Click here. Amazon is using...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words so here goes - By Bruce McKinney Good pictures. [Click on the image link] What with the book business experiencing malaise here are two charts that will warm some hearts. The first shows the...	A Follow Up – Probate Court Examining Expenses of Wealthy Heiress - By Michael Stillman This month we have an update on the case of Huguette Clark, the wealthy heiress who left the bulk of her estate, including her library...
Bonhams To handle the Dispersal of the Serendipity Book Shop - By Bruce McKinney Bonhams has been given the responsibility of dispersing the stock of Serendipity, the Berkeley, California used and rare bookseller that for many years was located...	British Library's Promotion of Amazon Listings Draws Ire of One MP - By Michael Stillman The recent decision by the British Library to reinstate links from their electronic catalogue to the Amazon website was brought before Parliament last month by...
Auctions - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, ... - By Bruce McKinney With the shortening days of December in the northern hemisphere come the busiest days of the year for auctions. Most sales are scheduled by the...	Finally... Repayment for Victims of the Nigerian Scam - By Michael Stillman It was the granddaddy of all email spam scams, one surely you have seen dozens of times since you opened your first email account. It's...
Fourteen Catalogues Reviewed This Month - By Michael Stillman For December, we review 14 new booksellers' catalogues. We start at the beginning – the first catalogue issued by Yesterday's Muse Books of Webster, New...	The First Catalogue from Yesterday's Muse Books - By Michael Stillman This month we have the opportunity to review the first catalogue from Yesterday's Muse Books. While this is the first catalogue for the upstate New...
The Spanish Speaking World from Libreria de Antano - By Michael Stillman Libreria de Antano recently issued a catalogue entitled The Spanish Speaking World. Rare Books and Manuscripts. That world, quite naturally, begins with Spain, but then...	More Books on the West from Gene W. Baade - By Michael Stillman Gene W. Baade Books on the West recently issued their Catalogue 1111, which we will translate as meaning it was released in the 11th month...
47 from The Pages of Yesteryear - By Michael Stillman The Pages of Yesteryear has just released a catalogue succinctly titled 47. With almost every catalogue we see named for a number, that represents its...	Western Books from Old West Books - By Michael Stillman Old West Books has issued Catalog 32 of Rare, Out of Print Books on the American West. Old West lists its specialties as, “the American...
The English Colonies in North America from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has prepared a catalogue of The English Colonies in North America 1590-1763. This is a chronological presentation of works dealing primarily...	Varied Works from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books has issued List 49, a collection of 151 items that, while unnamed, could probably best be described as a “miscellany.”...
“Stitched in Original Wrappers” from David Lesser Antiquarian Books - By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released a new catalogue, and rather than just one of Americana, this one comes with the more specific...	Maritime Works from the Ten Pound Island Book Company - By Michael Stillman The Ten Pound Island Book Company has published their Maritime List 207. Old, Rare & Exquisite. That title tells the story of what can be...
New Acquisitions at Leo Cadogan Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Leo Cadogan Rare Books recently released their Catalogue Six – November 2011. The catalogue includes “34 items of new acquisitions in law, life and culture...	Travel and Exploration from Peter Harrington - By Michael Stillman Peter Harrington has issued their 79th catalogue, Travel & Exploration. Add to that the subtitle, Voyages, Navigation, Naval Architecture, Charts & Atlases, Military Campaigns, &...
Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera from Samuel Gedge Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books has issued their Catalogue XI. Gedge offers a mix of books, manuscripts, and ephemeral items from antiquarian times to antiquity....	A Holiday and Comedy Catalogue from David Schulson Autographs - By Michael Stillman David Schulson Autographs has released its latest selection, Catalog 149. Holiday Catalog Featuring a Special Comedy Section. The “Holiday” section consists of autographed material from...
Non-U.S. Books and Pamphlets from Garrett Scott, Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has issued a new selection of uncommon writings entitled, Catalogue 35 (A miscellany of non-U.S. Books and pamphlets). This is an atypical...	.