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Where is the new book collector? - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The book collector, who has ever been a solitary creature, is seemingly less visible and hence more difficult to find today. Who's looking? Every dealer on the planet is interested to know who they are. So too are the listing sites and various publications and services that cater to them. These collectors are elusive. You can almost believe they are a vanishing breed, drawn in a thousand directions, all of them away...

Where is the new book collector?

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney The book collector, who has ever been a solitary creature, is seemingly less visible and hence more difficult to find today. Who's looking? Every dealer on the planet is interested to know who they are. So too are the listing sites and various publications and services that cater to them. These collectors are elusive. You can almost believe they are a vanishing breed, drawn in a thousand directions, all of them away...


Book Prices Inched Forward in 2006 - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The value of rare and collectible books inched up ever so slightly last year, auction records compiled by the Americana Exchange have...	Abe's Top 10: What Does It Tell Us About Abe? - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Abebooks has issued its top 10 lists of books sold and searched for in 2006, and the results are fascinating. What makes...
ABAA Show Comes to Bay Area February 16-18 - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Every other year the ABAA [Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America] abandons Southern California for the San Francisco bay area. They set up...	Books at Auction in San Francisco - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney In February, as the ABAA comes into San Francisco for its once every two year antiquarian fair February 16-18, auction houses gear...
Keeping Inventory Fit and Trim - By Carl Burnham By Carl Burnham This is the time of year when resolutions come to mind. For a bookseller, it is a good time to take stock...	AE Bibliographic Database Passes 1.5 Million Records - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The beginning of the new year marked a milestone here at the Americana Exchange. The crown jewel of our services, the Americana...
Better Credit Card Security: Using PayPal's New Virtual Debit Card - By Renee Roberts by Renée Magriel Roberts Books come in and out of our shop like driftwood on the tides; there is a constant ebb and flow of...	Diamonds in the Rough - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney This past October Bonhams sold "The William H. Guthman Collection Part I" in New Hampshire. Mr. Guthman was a life-long antiquer and...
Seventeen Catalogues Reviewed in Section Two Seventeen new booksellers' catalogues are offered for your consideration in Section Two of February's AE Monthly. Aquila Books covers the polar regions, while Helen Kahn...	The Polar Regions from Aquila Books By Michael Stillman By February, the snow outside has turned from delightful to oppressive. Most have become tired of bone-chilling cold, the icy landscape, the...
A Sold Out Catalogue from deHartington and Weiss By Michael Stillman Here is a catalogue unlike any others we have reviewed. It is unique both for its subject and the fact that it...	A Variety from Patrick King Rare Books By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from Patrick King Rare Books of Stony Stratford, UK. It is titled merely Bulletin 43,...
Early Americana from Kaaterskill Books By Michael Stillman Among the catalogues we review for the first time this month is one from Kaaterskill Books of East Jewett, New York. For...	Texana from Maggie Lambeth Rare Books By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from Maggie Lambeth Rare Books, Maps & Prints, of Blanco, Texas. Blanco is located in...
Treasures from the Attic of the 19th Century Shop By Michael Stillman The 19th Century Shop has issued a catalogue of Treasures From Our Attic. Everyone dreams of finding valuable old books in their...	Colonial and Revolutionary American Maps (and a few more) from Arader Galleries By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from the Arader Galleries of New York (also Philadelphia, San Francisco and Houston). The galleries...
Discounted Western Books and Ephemera from Johns' Western Gallery By Michael Stillman Johns' Western Gallery, a notable west coast auction house and bookseller, has issued a catalogue of discounted goods. It's called A Discounted...	Books from Northern North America from Helen R. Kahn By Michael Stillman Catalogue 70, the latest from Helen R. Kahn & Associates, was recently published. Kahn specializes in 16th-20th century North America, and here...
Fine Press Books from Oak Knoll By Michael Stillman Catalogue 281 has rolled off the press at Oak Knoll Books and it represents a departure, or perhaps evolution from their typical...	New Acquisitions at Wessel and Lieberman By Michael Stillman The latest catalogue from Wessel and Lieberman Booksellers recently arrived in our mailbox. This is Catalogue 38 for the Seattle, Washington, booksellers,...
European and American Autographs from David Schulson By Michael Stillman This review may be a day late for a January Sale Catalog, but for those who collect autographs, and aren't too proud...	American Revolution Manuscripts from Joe Rubinfine By Michael Stillman Joe Rubinfine has issued a new catalogue -- The American Revolution. A Catalog of Manuscripts. Rubinfine specializes in American historical autographs, though...
Antiquarian Books from Librairie Thomas-Scheler By Michael Stillman Recently published is the 33rd catalogue of Livres Anciens (or Old Books) from Librairie Thomas-Scheler of Paris. This catalogue is written...	Celebrities and Writers Featured by James Pepper Rare Books By Michael Stillman This month we review Catalogue 157 from James Pepper Rare Books. While this issue does not specify a topic, Pepper catalogues tend...
Back to Childhood with Aleph-Bet Books By Michael Stillman It's time for a trip down memory lane with the latest catalogue from Aleph-Bet Books, number 84. Titled Children's Books and...	New Material from Bauman Rare Books By Michael Stillman We find ourselves a bit late with this catalogue, a December Holiday Catalogue, so we will pretend it was really meant...