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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

Lilly Texana

Based entirely upon the Lilly Library's collections, a new work joins the ranks of... read more

Original Sendak Drawing

National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, recently sold a Maurice Sendak pencil on... read more

Rarely Seen Andrea Palladio

Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey also Includes Specially Commissioned Building Models Showing... read more

50th NY Book Fair

“The best book fair in the world.” - Andy Rooney, CBS “60 Minutes”... read more

Book Collecting Contest

The Center for the Book and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of... read more

Autographed Portraits

NEW YORK—Swann Galleries’ February 11 Autographs auction was devoted to Signed Historical Photographs from... read more

Colorado Book Seminar

We proudly announce this year's program which includes our Keynote Speaker, Otto Penzler, publisher,... read more

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2010 Bookseller Resource Guide
January 2010
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Departments

DIGEST

Recipe for Success

The largest collection of Jewish cookbooks in the country. By Karen Edwards

Fine Books Review

Off the Map

Two new books explore cartography in wild ways. By Rebecca Rego Barry

Dear Reader

What’s New in the New Year

Fine Books’ editor Rebecca Rego Barry on our exciting new content

Catalogues Received

Recently published catalogues from the world of collecting.

Quotes & Comments

Praise for the December issue of Fine Books.

Calendar

Find book fairs and auctions in your area or around the world.

Featured Columns

Gently Mad

Collective History

Carol Fitzgerald’s new Series Americana—the books behind her book. By Nicholas A. Basbanes

Sold@Auction

Six Figures

Poe poems, a Mississippi map, and A Christmas Carol made handsome returns last month. By Ian McKay

Fine Books Interview

Archivist in the Forest

Jeffrey Cramer talks to Fine Books about his new edition of The Maine Woods and his job at the Thoreau Institute.

Crimes Against Humanities

For the Birds

A look at the infamous 1971 theft of Union College’s first edition Audubon. By Jeremy Dibbell