Thanks to Our Sponsors

Fine Books & Collections extends our sincere appreciation to the sponsors of the 2008 Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship. The support of these fine book businesses encourages the next generation of collectors at colleges and universities around the world.

PBA Galleries is the only West Coast auction house specializing in rare books, manuscripts, and maps. Unique in its ability to offer collectors’ libraries at auction, recent offerings have included the Library of Ford Mitchell: Early Americana, Texas & the West; the Daniel G. Volkmann, Jr., Collection of Fine California Press Books; the Northwest Part of America: The Library of John M. Steinbrugge; and the Edwin Blair Collection of Beat Literature. To receive a complimentary catalog please send a note to catalogues@pbagalleries.com and mention your areas of interest. To get acquainted with BiblioBot, the “instant appraiser” hosted by PBA Galleries, please visit www.bibliobot.com.

PBA Galleries
Specialists in Exceptional Books
& Private Libraries at Auction
133 Kearny Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, California 94108
(415) 989-2665

Ian J. Kahn, the founder of the bookselling firm Lux Mentis, was recently admitted to the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA). He specializes in fine first editions and rarities—books that have been treasured and will continue to be treasured. Lux Mentis provides a diverse selection of books to suit a wide range of interests: Americana, fiction, film, children’s literature, art, travel, and the history of ideas. Lux Mentis offers a variety of services, from appraisals to collection development. Every bit as important, the staff of Lux Mentis are experts at helping to find the perfect gift. Lux Mentis is actively acquiring fine books and entire libraries and will readily place items on consignment when collectors decide to sell.

Lux Mentis, Booksellers
211 Marginal Way, #777
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 329-1469

Biblio.com is a preferred online marketplace for buying and selling used, rare, and out-of-print books. Through its non-profit foundation, Biblio.com works to build libraries, contributing to literacy and the preservation of the written word in rural Latin America. The Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship is a perfect fit with Biblio.com’s mission to preserve knowledge through books, said Brendan Sherar, the company’s CEO. “Students are a major part of that preservation. Students are book readers and collectors. Their dedication to the written word is a perfect fit with Biblio.com’s business.” Millions of readers and collectors, including college students around the globe, use Biblio’s services to find the finest books, from rare and antiquarian to discounted textbooks and syllabus material.

On the web at www.biblio.com

Andrea and Joachim Koch founded Books Tell You Why in 2002. Specializing in collectible books in all fields—rare books, signed books, first editions—Books Tell You Why offers books for the discerning collector. Books Tell You Why’s inventory includes modern first editions, a significant offering of James Bond titles and many other books made into films, antiquarian children’s books, legendary and award-winning authors, fine-press titles, and biographies of famous people. The staff at Books Tell You Why strives to go the extra mile and help you find the perfect book for the right occasion.

Books Tell You Why
Exceptional Books for the Discerning Collector
(800) 948-5563