November/December 2004
features
By Andrew Edwards—A
graphic novelist and the Rosenbach Museum turn bookselling into theater.
[READ ONLINE]
The Mystery of the Drowning Porpoises
By Steve Hare—How
could 400,000 hardcover books simply disappear?
The Politics of Book Signings
By Matthew Budman—It’s
enough to make you leave that extra copy at home. Well, maybe the extra
extra copy.
We Can’t Print the Dirty Ones
By Karl Orend—After
thirty years, Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer arrived in the
United States, ending literary censorship.
columns
Gently Mad
By Nicholas Basbanes—Road
warriors—or notes from the book fair circuit.
By Scott Brown—Michael
Russem and the new generation of printers.
[READ ONLINE]
Beyond the Basics
By Joel Silver—Type
is something you can hold in your hand.
How I Got Started
David Gerstel—travel and exploration collector.
Department
FB&C on Book TV!
Fast forward to the 1:58:30
(one hour, fifty-eight
minutes, 30 seconds)
Digest
Rare books and corporate scandals; An interview with
Aaron Lansky; Hurricane Charley; and more.
Auction Report
By Ian McKay—Highlights
of book auctions worldwide.
Catalog Review
Offerings from booksellers.