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Assistance Requested: Carnegie Library Theft

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Groundbreaking Swedish Underground Exhibition at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, Sept. 8-9

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Early Details on the 42nd Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, Nov. 16-18

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Christie's Presents the Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks

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Dayton Literary Peace Prize Announces 2018 Finalists

Dayton, Ohio - Recognizing the power of literature to promote peace and reconciliation, the... read more

Poster Auctions International, Inc. Unveils New Poster Price Guide

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Celebrating Frankenstein's 200th Anniversary at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair

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Frazetta's "Escape on Venus" Leads Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comic Art Auction

Dallas, TX - Frenetic bidding drove the final price for Frank Frazetta’s Escape on... read more

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2015 Bookseller Resource Guide
September/October 2003
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Buy it Now!
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.