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An Upstate New York Perspective - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney In early July [2006] Jenny and I spent eight days traversing New York State's northern tier in search of books, book dealers and information. We flew into Buffalo and home from Albany, spent a day in Canada and two at Worcester, Massachusetts, visited half a dozen dealers and had discussions with four. We saw and learned a great deal. I set out with the supposition that a significant portion...

An Upstate New York Perspective

- By Bruce McKinney

By Bruce McKinney In early July [2006] Jenny and I spent eight days traversing New York State's northern tier in search of books, book dealers and information. We flew into Buffalo and home from Albany, spent a day in Canada and two at Worcester, Massachusetts, visited half a dozen dealers and had discussions with four. We saw and learned a great deal. I set out with the supposition that a significant portion...


Truth in Pricing: BookFinder Attempts to Display What Books Really Cost - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman Congratulations are in order to the multi-site book search engine BookFinder for attempting to present real prices, that is, ones that include...	Bill Barlow and his Beautiful Addiction - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Combustion is random. Most matches fall spent. Once in a great while a single spark transforms a life. For...
A Visit To the Oldest Bookstore in the World - By Carl Burnham By Carl Burnham While in London I had a chance to visit some of the many bookstores which line the streets of the old city...	Texas Sues Private Owner for Old State Documents - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman There is an interesting case going on in Texas right now that ties in with the recent prosecutions for thefts in the...
Tuttle Antiquarian Books Acquired by DeWolfe & Wood - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney Tuttle's, the Rutland Vermont antiquarian bookseller, has sold their stock and good name to DeWolfe & Wood of Alfred, Maine. Tuttle's...	Shakespeare First Folio Sells For Over $5 Million - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman A copy of the rare First Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays was sold at auction for the first time in five years on...
AE: We want to take you higher, higher! - By Bruce McKinney By Bruce McKinney The only constant on the internet is change. Sites are sharks. They move or die. With the release of...	OCLC: Going Directly To The Public - By Michael Stillman By Michael Stillman The OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) announced that it will be making its records directly available to the public through the internet...
Fourteen Catalogues Reviewed in Section 2 Fourteen new catalogues are reviewed in Section Two this month. There must be something for every collector. There is Americana from David Lesser and Michael...	Early American Broadsides from William Reese By Michael Stillman The 248th catalogue from New Haven bookseller William Reese Company offers a collection of American Broadsides and Broadsheets (and a few British ones...
Part II of the Parsons Collection of Pacific Voyages from Hordern House By Michael Stillman Hordern House, of New South Wales, Australia, has recently released the second part of their magnificent catalogue of the collection of David Parsons....	The Latest from Spanish Bookseller Comellas By Michael Stillman This month we review our first catalogue from a Spanish bookseller, Libreria Anticuaria Comellas (Antiquarian Bookshop Comellas), of Barcelona. Now this does not...
The Latest from Bauman Rare Books By Michael Stillman The latest collection of New Acquisitions has arrived from Bauman Rare Books of New York and Philadelphia. Bauman specializes in upper tier, important...	The Final Arthur H. Clark Catalogue (To Be Continued) By Michael Stillman Recently arrived in our mailbox was the final, sort of, catalogue in the long-running series from the Arthur H. Clark Company. Going back...
Ancient Books from Librairie Rodolphe Chamonal By Michael Stillman The latest catalogue from Parisian bookseller Librairie Rodolphe Chamonal is entitled Livres Anciens. This should serve as a warning that the catalogue is...	Travel Books from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books By Michael Stillman Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books is prepared to take you for a trip around the world in their latest catalogue, Travel 2006. Offered...
Signed Documents from Stuart Lutz By Michael Stillman Stuart Lutz Historic Documents has issued a new catalogue of over 200 manuscripts and other signed documents and photographs. The catalogue does not...	Voyages and Travels from Reg and Philip Remington By Michael Stillman Reg and Philip Remington of St. Albans in the UK have issued their 37th catalogue of Voyages and Travels. This catalogue offers a...
Printed and Manuscript Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books By Michael Stillman Recently issued was catalogue 41 of Printed and Manuscript Americana from Michael Brown Rare Books. This is a collection of just over 200...	Art, Architecture and More Pre-1800 Books from Charles Wood By Michael Stillman Just released by Charles Wood Antiquarian Booksellers is their catalogue 127: Art, Architecture, Garden History and Related Subjects. Books in English Before...
Books on 19th Century Asia from Gert Jan Bestebreurtje By Michael Stillman Some catalogues cover broad, not well-defined fields of collecting. Others are much more clearly defined in terms of subject. An example of the...	More Fascinating Americana from David Lesser Antiquarian Books By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books recently released their 91st catalogue of Rare Americana. Those familiar with Lesser's catalogues will find no surprises....
Early American Maps and Atlases from Martayan Lan By Michael Stillman New York map seller Martayan Lan has issued a catalogue of special interest to collectors in the field of Americana. Catalogue 39 is...	.