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A Benchmark Auction of Americana June 21st - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Jay Snider, one of the leading collectors of printed Americana, is changing his focus, intensifying his concentration on Philadelphia and releasing his broader holdings in American history. To accomplish this he is sending to auction an impeccable group of important and often rare material. In doing so he is providing an important test for the Americana field specifically and the book market generally as twenty-four lots are re-sales of material...

A Benchmark Auction of Americana June 21st

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney Jay Snider, one of the leading collectors of printed Americana, is changing his focus, intensifying his concentration on Philadelphia and releasing his broader holdings in American history. To accomplish this he is sending to auction an impeccable group of important and often rare material. In doing so he is providing an important test for the Americana field specifically and the book market generally as twenty-four lots are re-sales of material...


Following Up a 25-Year-Old Book Investment Scheme - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Books are purchased primarily for two reasons, reading and collecting. While the first purpose is the main reason they are published in...	"M" is for M-Bag (International Shipping) - By Renee Roberts By Renee Magriel Roberts Probably the least known and most cost-effective international shipping service is the United States Post Office's "M-Bag" service. An "M-Bag"...
An Update on Building a Collection of eBay and ABE Purchases. - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Since releasing a study of Joel Munsell's imprints in the March issue of AE Monthly I've continued to locate and buy Munsell...	Gone Phishing? Watch Out For Dangerous Waters. - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Phishing has recently become the most popular of internet frauds. "Phishing" is an attempt to get vital information from you...
Bauman Rare Books Moves to New Location - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Bauman Rare Books recently moved its Philadelphia operations into the 19th floor penthouse suite at the Sun Oil Building which was completed...	How to make a Fortune - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Looking to make a fortune in books? A recent article on the London Telegraph's website has some ideas, but I don't know....
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - By Bruce McKinney A review by Bruce McKinney In 1893 Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition. To obtain the designation the windy city competed before a national...	AE Now Searching the ILAB Listing Site - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney During the Month of May AE has begun to match both member keyword terms and phrases in MatchMaker accounts against material listed for...
Many Topics from James Cummins Bookseller By Michael Stillman James Cummins Bookseller has released his 92nd catalogue. It is broken into five sections: miscellaneous, Americana, science and medicine, travel and maritime,...	Publishing Promotions From Alexander Rare Books By Michael Stillman Alexander Rare Books of Barre, Vermont, has published a catalogue of unusual and most interesting items. The focus here is rare, though...
American Natural History from William Reese By Michael Stillman This month, the William Reese Company has issued its 239th catalogue, "American Natural History." These are primarily North American items from the...	Intriguing Old English Books From Bernard Shapero Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books has issued a catalogue of "English Books and Manuscripts to 1800." It is a collection of items...
Colonial and Revolutionary Americana from George MacManus By Michael Stillman The George S. MacManus Company has released its Catalogue 396, "Colonial and Revolutionary Americana (M-Z)." Actually there are a bonus 35 items...	50 Exceptional Items From Asher Rare Books By Michael Stillman Asher Rare Books has recently issued its Jubilee Catalogue 35--A selection of 50 interesting Atlases, Books, Charts, Manuscripts and Maps. Asher Rare...
Exquisite European Works and European Americana from Librairie Thomas-Scheler By Michael Stillman Librarie Thomas-Scheler printed a brochure of fine works in conjunction with the recent New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Thomas-Scheler is a Paris...	.