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Bookselling: The Seismic Shift - By Bruce McKinney The New York Antiquarian Book Fair is come and gone, the confetti now swept up and the wine glasses washed and back on the shelf. This year the glass half full guys won out and the glass half empty crowd sent packing. Not everyone did well but many did and most saw enough success to feel the ABAA-Sanford Smith show partnership was yielding substantial returns. This year the traffic was strong and the audience ebullient. ...

Bookselling: The Seismic Shift

- By Bruce McKinney

The New York Antiquarian Book Fair is come and gone, the confetti now swept up and the wine glasses washed and back on the shelf. This year the glass half full guys won out and the glass half empty crowd sent packing. Not everyone did well but many did and most saw enough success to feel the ABAA-Sanford Smith show partnership was yielding substantial returns. This year the traffic was strong and the audience ebullient. ...


A Handwritten Letter Sells for a Record $6 Million-Plus - By Michael Stillman On April 10, the highest price ever paid for a letter at auction was achieved at Christie's in New York. If there was any doubt...	Strictly Morocco!: Portrait of a reasonable collector - By Thibault Ehrengardt On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but passion is the gale. Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man Old books collectors are...
Guernsey's: John James Audubon . . . handsome works of nature - By Bruce McKinney In the world of books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera the line between list prices and auction realizations is being re-defined in the auction rooms with...	56th Annual London Book Fair (and Six More!) Set for June - By Michael Stillman The London International Antiquarian Book Fair is set to make its annual appearance Thursday-Saturday, June 13-15 this year. For the 56th year, booksellers and book...
Is the Field Museum Considering a $50 Million Book Sale? - By Michael Stillman In an article published last month, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Field Museum was considering selling some of its artifacts. Specifically considered was the...	Sotheby's in Paris: Books and Manuscripts with the emphasis on Manuscripts - By Thomas McKinney If you are a serious collector of French manuscripts, Sotheby's sale of Books and Manuscripts on May 29th will likely contain some eye-catching items. And...
Kestenbaum & Company to Auction Fine Judaica on May 2nd including Holy Land and Travel – The Collection of Nathan Lewin, Esq. - By Bruce McKinney The Kestenbaum & Company of New York is to sell at auction Fine Judaica: Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters from the Collection of Nathan...	Collectors Take Note: Baseball Card Sells for Over $2 Million - By Michael Stillman Honus Wagner was one of the greatest baseball players to ever take the field. He was well paid for his era, peaking at $10,000 per...
Swann Galleries – Modernist Posters on the 13th - By Bruce McKinney In the print category it was once mostly the books and their bindings and they are still essential but no longer even the unqualified leading...	The Bookman's Tale: fiction and then again not - By Thomas McKinney When one thinks about book theft, it may seem far-fetched, but not to the experienced bibliophile. To many, books are as powerful as a narcotic....
Can Secondhand Dealer Legislation Ensnare Even the Collector? - By Michael Stillman The devil is in the details. California, a leader in legislating things, has long tried to regulate secondhand trade. It is not that they are...	Auctions in May - By Bruce McKinney This May, as of April 28th, 106 sales with an estimated 20,000+ lots scheduled. Dates occasionally change, others are added and a few delayed but...
15 Bookseller Catalogues Reviewed for May - By Michael Stillman This month we have 15 new bookseller catalogues to review. The William Reese Company has a selection of works pertaining to travel and voyages. Gert...	.