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Newly Discovered Draft of Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" at Bonhams

The definitive draft of Robert Frost’s poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening... read more

The Huntington to Open Exhibition of Henry Moore Prints on June 16

San Marino, CA— An exhibition focused on the surprising diversity of styles and subject... read more

Irving Penn's "Cuzco Children" Could Bring $150K at Heritage Auctions' June 5 Auction

Dallas, Texas - A powerful image by American photographer Irving Penn could bring as... read more

Results from Potter & Potter Auctions' May 19 Gambling Memorabilia Event

Chicago — Collectors hit the jackpot at Potter & Potter's recent gambling memorabilia sale.... read more

Potter & Potter Auctions' June 16 Sale to Feature the David Baldwin Magic Collection

Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the 435 lot David... read more

Heritage Auctions Announces Sponsorship of Norman Rockwell Museum's "Four Freedoms" Tour

Dallas, Texas - Heritage Auctions (HA.com), the largest auction house founded in the United... read more

Bonhams to Auction Movie Posters and Memorabilia From Robert Osborne’s Personal Collection

New York—Bonhams and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced Bonhams and TCM Present ...... read more

Einstein Manuscript & Presidential Autographs Featured at RR Auction

Boston—An important Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. The... read more

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September/October 2003
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Creative Collaboration
by Dana Gioia—Poet and NEA Chair Dana Gioia champions the fine press book
A Patriotic Act
Used book stores fight for the freedom to read
by Geneviève Duboscq—How the USA PATRIOT Act affects booksellers and collectors, and what you can do about it.
Georg Salter's Dust Jackets
By Steve Schuyler—Bookseller Jürgen Holstein reveals himself to be a collector, too.
The First Folio
A new census. Adapted from Anthony James West's A New Worldwide Census of First Folios, published by Oxford University Press
The Accidental Collector
by Roy Parvin—"My intention wasn't to become a collector of books..."

Plus we reveal how Newsweek got the facts right but the story on used books wrong, that the ABAA called off talks with eBay about book fraud, and management changes at Abebooks. Dee Stewart continues her popular survey of recent bookseller catalogs, and we review four books about books.