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Articles - December 2012 Issue


If you like dessert ... an auction - By Bruce McKinney The world of book, manuscript, map and ephemera auctions has long been dominated by the major cities in the United States and Europe. It’s been this way so long it feels natural, even inevitable. Over the past decade though there has been a broad proliferation of houses that, while continuing to be near major cities, are filling the interstices and increasingly demonstrating strength. The trend is broad and deep. In looking at the December auction...

If you like dessert ... an auction

- By Bruce McKinney

The world of book, manuscript, map and ephemera auctions has long been dominated by the major cities in the United States and Europe. It’s been this way so long it feels natural, even inevitable. Over the past decade though there has been a broad proliferation of houses that, while continuing to be near major cities, are filling the interstices and increasingly demonstrating strength. The trend is broad and deep. In looking at the December auction...


Could Selling an Old Book Become Illegal? - By Michael Stillman Most of us have probably sold an old book at a yard sale, on eBay, given it to a library, or some such thing. We...	The Circus Comes to Town - By Bruce McKinney As a child there were few announcements of greater import. Even the big towns in the Hudson Valley were too small for significant events but...
ALDE: A Book Auction Sale at Rossini’s in Paris - By Thibault Ehrengardt “I run the one and only French auction sale house exclusively dedicated to books and manuscripts”, proudly states the 39-year-old Jérôme Delcamp. As a matter...	What Do Newsweek and Twinkies Have in Common? - By Michael Stillman Food for the soul? No, that's not it. Unless you have spent the last few weeks hiding under a rock, you undoubtedly know that both...
2012 In Review: Borders Liquidates, Sendak Dies, Digital Eats Print - By Susan Halas Any way you measure it 2012 was a difficult and transitional years for books including publishing and book selling Be it new or used, popular...	Auctions in December - By Bruce McKinney It’s the holiday season and the end of the fall auction season is at hand. The last scheduled December auction is, as of today, on...
Bonhams: A Group of Important Sales Early in the Month - By Bruce McKinney Bonhams starts its run of December auctions with four sales over two days, on December 4th and 5th, two of which are single-owner collections. At 1pm on December...	Solid, If Somewhat Surprising Results at the Chelsea Book Fair - By Michael Stillman The promoters of the Chelsea Book Fair in London last month report that it was a busy event, with sales up for most participants. However,...
An Untimely Passing - By Bruce McKinney A few years ago the James S. Copley Collection of rare books and manuscripts made news quarter after quarter as Sotheby’s systematically loaded their cannons...	Italian Officials Respond to Massive Library Theft with Some Needed Help - By Michael Stillman Sometimes, good can arise from the bad. One of the largest book heists in decades unraveled over the past year. An Italian library, The Girolamini...
20 New Catalogues Reviewed This Month - By Michael Stillman This month we review 20 new bookseller catalogues. Pickering and Chatto offers a selection of English books and manuscripts. James and Devon Gray Booksellers, on...	Manuscript, Printed and Visual Americana from Ian Brabner, Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Ian Brabner, Bookseller, of Wilmington, Delaware, has published Catalogue 13, Manuscripts & Printed & Visual Americana. There is quite a variety of material here, from...
Books in English 1527-1728 from James and Devon Gray Booksellers - By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from James and Devon Gray Booksellers from Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They specialize in seriously antiquarian books,...	English Books and Manuscripts from Pickering & Chatto - By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from Pickering & Chatto of London, England. It is not their first. Actually, it is Catalogue 789. That...
The First Catalogue from Honey and Wax Booksellers - By Michael Stillman This month we received our first catalogue from Honey & Wax Booksellers of Brooklyn, New York. It is an unusual catalogue, with fold-out covers and...	13th – 20th Century Books and Manuscripts from Librairie Thomas-Scheler - By Michael Stillman This month we received a new catalogue from Librairie Thomas-Scheler, of Bernard & Stéphane Clavreuil, of Paris, France. The title is Livres & Manuscrits du...
A Miscellany from Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts - By Michael Stillman Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts is now offering their Catalogue 63: A 19th and 20th Century Miscellany, including many modest items. We presume...	25 Unusual Items from Simon Beattie - By Michael Stillman Simon Beattie recently issued his Short List 5. Considering the catalogue is 16” in height, it doesn't much look like a short list, but inside...
344 Years of History in the Paper from Timothy Hughes Rare and Early Newspapers - By Michael Stillman Timothy Hughes Rare and Early Newspapers has just issued a new selection of old papers, Catalog 205. Covered are 344 years worth of news, as...	Children's Literature from Peter Harrington - By Michael Stillman Peter Harrington of London has created a fine catalogue of Children's Literature. It is filled with the work of the most beloved of children's authors. They are all here...
Graphic Works of Social Movements from Lorne Bair Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Lorne Bair Rare Books has issued their latest – Catalog 15. Graphics, Posters, & Original Artworks. Bair's material relates primarily to social and political movements...	More Books from an Alternate Reality from Garrett Scott, Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Garrett Scott, Bookseller, has published his Catalogue 39. Recent Acquisitions. Scott's books are not just the type you can collect, but titles from which there...
48 Varied Items from The Pages of Yesteryear - By Michael Stillman The Pages of Yesteryear issued a catalogue a little while back with the succinct title 48. It was named, not sequentially for catalogues, but for...	Old and Rare Books from Knuf Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Knuf Rare Books has issued a catalogue of Old & Rare Books 2012. The Vendome, France, bookseller specializes in the “books about books” field. They...
Jefferson Davis from the George S. MacManus Company - By Michael Stillman The most important movie in theaters today is an account of President Lincoln's final days of the Civil War. Such happens when you are on...	Varied Antiquarian Material from Samuel Gedge Ltd. - By Michael Stillman Samuel Gedge Ltd. Rare Books of Norwich, UK has issued their Catalogue XIV. Gedge offers a variety of antiquarian material, primarily English, with a concentration...
Signed Material from David Schulson Autographs - By Michael Stillman David Schulson Autographs has released their Catalog 152. It contains, naturally enough, autographed materials, primarily personal letters, along with signed photographs and other documents. The...	Illustrated Books and Fine Bindings from James Cummins Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Catalogue 114 from James Cummins Bookseller is headed Illustrated Books, Fine Bindings & Works on China and India Paper. The common thread is attractiveness of...
Private Press Works and Much More from The Kelmscott Bookshop - By Michael Stillman The Kelmscott Bookshop Rare Books has published their Catalog 8. Kelmscott focuses on the type of material created by their namesake, the Kelmscott Press. That...	The Arctic, Antarctic, and Whaling from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books - By Michael Stillman Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books recently published their List 57: Arctica, Antartica & Whaling. This catalogue is filled with accounts of explorations to the farther...
Civil War Material from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has published their Bulletin 28: The Civil War. This is a selection of 32 items pertaining to that awful intramural skirmish,...	.