Interesting article from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/937833.asp William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com

Brodart experiences at a couple of recent book signings: (1) Ricky Jay wrapped up his recent stay in Washington for a revival of his one-man show "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" with a signing of his new book EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS. The announcements of the signing all stipulated that he...

As I've mentioned this is not an area I collect in, but I have from time to time made a fortuitous find, most recently a first edition of Mary Ellen Mark's first book Passport (1974). Over the years I've found a second edition (1968) of Robert Frank's seminal The Americans, with an introduction by...

I'm going to be in San Diego this coming week. What are the must-visit book stores? William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com

Just got a shipment of the books I bought at Adams Avenue Bookshop in San Diego. Among a nice lot of convertiana, I got: Thomas R. Ryan, C.PP.S., *Orestes A. Brownson: A Definitive Biography* (1976), which somehow never made it into my collection before. This copy is a bit worn, but signed by...

Check out this story: http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/AW-2005-08-02-16-11-50p1 And then read the description of the lot in question: http://www.eldreds.com/sales/detail.php?itemID=82088 I don't know enough about Arctic exploration books, but my guess is that the

Another book-collecting, public-spirited John Wilson: http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=33770 William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com

.. . . is this weekend: http://www.wabf.com I always find it an enjoyable time. It's surely the major mid-Atlantic event. Anyone else here showing up? William M. Klimon

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Before this group gives up the ghost completely, I have a question about limitation indications. While scouting yesterday I picked up a bunch of small press scifi limited editions. On the limitation page of one of them, out of an edition of 1,000, it had not a number but the letters "PC." My...

I hope to have some time tomorrow afternoon to do some booking in San Francisco. What's your must-visit bookstore in San Francisco? (I'm more interested in nonfiction than fiction, more scholarly than popular, more antiquarian than modern.) William M. Klimon http://www.catholicbookcollector.com

The more book hunting I do the more I seem to be developing a sixth sense for books. Not that I've found that many really earth-shattering brags, but just the little interesting finds that keep one going. My sixth sense seems particularly to be leading me to signed copies--not least to my copy of...

I've been reading up on magic book collecting recently. A fascinating field about which I can say this: it seems that anyone who gets seriously interested in magic must collect books. I can't think of comparable hobbies that so necessitate bibliophilia. I mean, gardeners, birdwatchers, and coin...

I've not seen it yet remarked here, but Amazon Marketplace (and I presume Auctions and zShops, although I haven't used them in a couple of years) has changed its feedback system. The important changes, as I've noted them: (1) Only buyer feedback regarding sellers registers as feedback points. ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38630-2004Jan22.html William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com

"John A. Stovall" wrote in message ... Their search engine seems dead this morning. They seem to have been having problems with it for the past week. No problems here. The Mydoom virus is reportedly slowing all...

Did eBay do away with all of the subcategories under Books Nonfiction?!?! I guess I haven't sold anything there in a while and most of my searching is done by keywords and not categories. On second thought, though, I did used to search the Books on Books subcategory--and, I just checked, it...

"Bud Webster" wrote in message ... Right. Even if they're only assembling a working library for research, rather than collecting for perceived value or "investment," they're still collecting. It's terribly...

I'm going to be there this weekend. Any recommendations for booking? I'm willing to drive an hour or two from Gettysburg. William M. Klimon http://www.catholicbookcollector.com

I recall that there was a frequent poster here who was interested in old herbals and pharmacological books. Lloyd Library and Museum, a great collection of such books, has just revamped its website he http://www.lloydlibrary.org Cheers, William M. Klimon