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The Snider Sale of Important Americana Meets High Expectations - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Both Christies and Jay Snider have reason to celebrate the successful outcome of Mr. Snider's sale of important Americana in New York on June 21st which realized $6,318,720 including hammer against aggregate low and high estimates of $3,886,700 and $5,631,500. Fifty-eight lots failed to sell including 16 of the 27 early almanacs that were interesting but in many cases carried high reserves. For the most part the items that failed...

The Snider Sale of Important Americana Meets High Expectations

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney Both Christies and Jay Snider have reason to celebrate the successful outcome of Mr. Snider's sale of important Americana in New York on June 21st which realized $6,318,720 including hammer against aggregate low and high estimates of $3,886,700 and $5,631,500. Fifty-eight lots failed to sell including 16 of the 27 early almanacs that were interesting but in many cases carried high reserves. For the most part the items that failed...


Alibris Visited - By Karen Wright By Karen Wright As an online and brick and mortar bookseller with eighteen or so year's experience, I was curious as to how some of the...	June 20th, 2005 with Marguerite Goldschmidt - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Notes on a conversation with Marguerite Goldschmidt, widow of Lucien Goldschmidt, long time New York book dealer. I met Marguerite at the...
Search Through J.P. Morgan's Private Collection -- from Your Home - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman A century ago, one of America's most remarkable men put together one of the most remarkable collections of books, manuscripts and art....	A Flair For the Dramatic -- Edgar Rice Burroughs - By Carl Burnham By Carl Burnham As a kid in the 1960s, I became immersed in reading of his fantastic tales of John Carter of Mars, Venus, the...
Collecting has its Moments - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney For the past three years we have been building AE. The experience has been tough and fascinating. We thought we...	"Turning The Pages:" Another Step Forward For Online Books - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The process of placing books online, a move from old-fashioned reality to virtual reality, has taken another step forward with the "Turning...
The Case for Short Stories - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Many readers disdain short stories as morsels rather than meals although serious readers of short stories will beg to differ. Those...	The Rosenbach Acquires Important Joyce Portrait - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The Rosenbach Museum and Library recently purchased an important drawing of James Joyce to add to its collection. The addition of the portrait...
Bizarre, Eccentric and Strange Books from Garrett Scott By Michael Stillman There are probably no more entertaining book catalogues than those of Garrett Scott, Bookseller. Scott has a knack for finding the eclectic,...	Personal Letters, Books, Diaries and More from Michael Brown Rare Books By Michael Stillman Michael Brown Rare Books of Philadelphia has issued its Catalogue 38 of Printed and Manuscript Americana. It offers a wide variety of...
Unique Manuscripts From Thomas Cullen By Michael Stillman This month, we review our first catalogue from Thomas Cullen, Rockland Bookman. Cullen is an Orchard Park, New York (think Buffalo) bookseller...	Jesse James' Mother, Tom Mix's Horse, & More From Gene W. Baade By Michael Stillman Gene W. Baade is offering his Catalogue 505 of "Books on the West." It is certainly an eclectic collection of items you...
A Look into America's Unusual Past from David Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released their 85th catalogue of "Significant and Unusual Imprints Relating to America." Another...	British Gardening Books from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bernard J Shapero Rare Books recently issued a catalogue of "British Gardening Books." This is an outstanding collection of old gardening books,...
Tales of the Old West from Arthur H. Clark By Michael Stillman The Arthur H. Clark Company recently issued its catalogue #920 of Americana, the West and more. It is a collection of rare...	Early Printing and Leaf Books from Oak Knoll By Michael Stillman Oak Knoll Books' latest catalogue, number 263, is called "Early Printing and Leaf Books." Oak Knoll is a specialist in bibliography and...
American Autographs From Joe Rubinfine By Michael Stillman Joe Rubinfine has issued his List 154 of American Historical Autographs. They range from a colonial appointment in 1671 to a signed copy...	.