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Printed Word Collector’s Set

Three titles that highlight the joy of the printed word.

2010 Rare Book Calendar

By 42-Line. Beautiful 2010 calendar is perfect for any book enthusiast.

A Gentle Madness, Signed & Personalized True First Edition

This is the book that started it all.
In the News

Old Masters Paintings

On Tuesday, 30 March, 2010 Sotheby’s will offer a range of Old Master, Modern... read more

American Premiere

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, for one evening only, the Grolier Club of New... read more

Ephemera 30

OLD GREENWICH, CT - March 19/20/21, 2010: The Ephemera Society of America and Flamingo... read more

Lives on the Mississippi

An evocative exhibition on the waterways heritage of America will come to the Grolier... read more

Fine Books Returns to Print

February 1, 2010,  Durham, NC.  Fine Books & Collections magazine, which targets collectors of... read more

The Bard of Avon

Certainly the most widely read, most often published, and most influential writer in the... read more

John Ralph Willis Collection

When selections from The John Ralph Willis Collection of Rare Africana come up for... read more

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2010 Bookseller Resource Guide
July/August 2008
Contents
cover

The Botanist’s Desire

By Jonathan Shipley Has a New Jersey podiatrist harnessed an obsolete printer to become a modern-day Audubon?

Devil in the Details

By Dan Gregory Aerial reconnaissance, the planet Pluto, and Shakespeare.

Selling Books for Less

By Richard Goodman Technology and the penny sellers.

DEPARTMENTS

Digest

Hubert’s Freaks, watermarks online, the digital Atlas of Early Printing, and more.

Book Reviews

Fine Pick: America’s Membership Libraries.

On The Market

Horology: the art of collecting clock books.

Dear Reader

Quotes & Comments

Read Online

Catalogs Received

Calendar: Auctions & Fairs

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Columns

Gently Mad

By Nicholas Basbanes The Brattle Book Shop.

Fine MAPS

By Derek Hayes Russian America.

Fine Presses

By Richard Goodman Turkey Press.

Beyond the Basics

By Joel Silver Bookplates.

How I Got Started

Bill Holly, early communications technology collector.

Auction Report

By Ian McKay Charitable givings, a record Hobbit, and more.