May/June 2005
features
The Undiscovered Country
By Derek Hayes — Before
Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie crossed the continent.
National Treasure
By Steve Hare — The
most important archive sold in a century heads for Scotland.
By Andrew Edwards — What
happens when the largest search engine joins forces with the largest
libraries? The book world may never be the same.
[READ ONLINE]
Columns
Gently Mad
By Nicholas Basbanes — An
obligatory and mandatory occupation
Fine Presses
By Scott Brown — Karen
Hanmer
Beyond the Basics
By Joel Silver — The
title-page and beyond
How I Got Started
Jack Kramer’s floral prints
departments
Digest
Sandy Island library,
Ken Rendell collects [READ ONLINE],
Taiwan’s antiquarian book writer,
Books and Culture [READ ONLINE],
and more.
Catalog Review
Offerings from booksellers
Auction Report
By Ian McKay — Highlights
of book auctions worldwide