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Over a Quarter of a Million Books Sold at Larry McMurtry's "Last Book Sale" - By Michael Stillman One of the largest book auctions in recent memory took place in one of the smallest venues to ever see such an auction. Of course, this was no ordinary auction, but one of a large portion of the stock of noted bookseller and author Larry McMurtry's Booked Up shop in tiny Archer City, Texas. When the dust settled (there's lots of dust in this hot, dry, country near the Oklahoma border), between 250,000 and 275,000...

Over a Quarter of a Million Books Sold at Larry McMurtry's "Last Book Sale"

- By Michael Stillman

One of the largest book auctions in recent memory took place in one of the smallest venues to ever see such an auction. Of course, this was no ordinary auction, but one of a large portion of the stock of noted bookseller and author Larry McMurtry's Booked Up shop in tiny Archer City, Texas. When the dust settled (there's lots of dust in this hot, dry, country near the Oklahoma border), between 250,000 and 275,000...


Don Heald: A Perspective - By Bruce McKinney When Lewis and Clark went west, they did not go alone. They had a guide. When astronauts go into space, they have a team. They...	Free or Nearly Free: Great Finds that Cost $0 or Next to $0 & Sell for a Great Deal More - By Susan Halas My dad, the great book seller Morton “Jock” Netzorg, a dealer for well over 50 years, had all kinds of rules about how to make...
Ten Years - By Bruce McKinney This month, September 3rd to be exact, marks the 10th anniversary of the posting of the Americana Exchange online. In the beginning AE specialized in...	Book Paintings on a Huge Scale - By Michael Stillman “One day I and a very good friend of mine talked about old book stores and old books, and jokingly I said: 'if only there...
September Auctions - By Bruce McKinney September arrives like a Hoyt Wilhelm or R. A. Dickey pitch, the speed slow, and the outcome uncertain. But we have been here before and...	How to Quickly Locate Lots at Book Auctions All Over the World - By Michael Stillman The heavy fall auction season is about to begin. This makes for perfect timing for a reminder of a free AE service that is virtually...
A Walk on the Wild Side - By Bruce McKinney A suggestion a month ago that I look at Louis J. Dianni’s upcoming auction at West Point August 18th-19th prompted me to look over the...	Exploring the Downtown National Library of Jamaica - By Thibault Ehrengardt PART III : Hans Sloane, Milk Chocolate & Live Animals… Back to Jamaica, to explore a new prestigious book from the National Library ! I had already been...
Web Courtesy - A Reflection of Self - By Thomas McKinney I write this article on web courtesy based on my own experiences online. They include instant message chats, chat rooms, discussion forums (as a user,...	If you are dying to buy these guns something inside you is already dead - By Bruce McKinney On September 30th in Amherst, New Hampshire, two of America’s 270 million guns will be sold. They aren’t just any guns, however. They are antiques,...
Another Internet Scam Seeks to Lure the Unsuspecting - By Michael Stillman Periodically, we report on a latest internet scam, as anyone who reads this article is, quite obviously, an internet user, and thereby a potential victim....	The Annual Chelsea Book Fair Will Be Held on November 2-3 - By Michael Stillman The fall book show in London, the Chelsea Book Fair, is set to take place on November 2-3. The Chelsea Fair is not a huge...
Eight New Catalogues Under Review - By Michael Stillman This month, eight new catalogues arrived for review. James Kochan Fine Arts & Antiques has a collection of material relating to the War of 1812...	The War of 1812 and the Shaping of America from James Kochan Fine Arts & Antiques - By Michael Stillman James Kochan Fine Art & Antiques, of Frederick, Maryland, has issued Part One of Free Trade and Sailors' Rights: The War of 1812 and the...
David Lesser Antiquarian Books Offers a New Selection of Rare Americana - By Michael Stillman David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has released their 126th catalogue of Rare Americana. It is filled with selections from America's past we have not...	A Miscellany from Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller - By Michael Stillman Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, has issued New Miscellany #34. There are very old books, as far back as the 15th century, and some as recent as...
Works from the Four Corners from Back of Beyond Books - By Michael Stillman I recently returned from my summer vacation, a sojourn through the beautiful states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, to find a surprise in...	A Summer Catalogue from Peter Harrington - By Michael Stillman Peter Harrington of London has issued a catalogue for Summer 2012. Harrington offers a variety of types of material. There is much in the way...
Books on Fine and Decorative Arts from Sotheran's - By Michael Stillman Henry Sotheran Limited, or Sotheran's as they are best known, has issued a Catalogue of Books on the Fine and Decorative Arts. This is an...	A Variety of Material from the Antiquariaat Forum and Asher Rare Books - By Michael Stillman The mail sometimes arrives by slow boat from overseas, which hopefully explains this review of the latest combined catalogue from the Netherlands booksellers Antiquariaat Forum...
Images of Native Americans from the William Reese Company - By Michael Stillman The William Reese Company has issued their Bulletin 27, this one with the title Images of Native Americans. The natives of this New World long...	.