Fine Books Classifieds
Lux Mentis Bookseller
Antiquarian, Fine First Edition Heirloom Quality Books.
Oak Knoll Press
Beyond Decoration, Illustrations by John E. Millais
PBA Galleries
Specialist in Exceptional Books & Private Libraries Bought at Auction
PRB&M
An independent, extensive, highly illustrated website.
Tavistock Books
First Editions, Rare & Collectible Books
Doyle New York
Rare Books, Autographs, Photographs At Auction
Gary Lee Price
Lifting the Human Spirit Through Sculpture
Dominic Winter Book Auctions
Specialist Book Auctioneers & Value Catalogues & Auction dates online
September/October 2004
Features
—9/11 obliterated the written and photographic archives of Helen Keller International. Now they’re coming back.
No Silver Lining
—An excerpt from the upcoming biography of legendary bookman John Carter.
The Scandals of Sister Carrie
—Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie was a work in progress, even after publication. Is it possible to know what he intended?
Digital Discovery
—In the hands of Octavo, the rarest books and manuscripts become new works of art.
Columns
Gently Mad
—A reflection on the trinity of book collecting.
Fine Presses
—Peter Koch explores the limits of publishing with ancient Greek texts.
— Leaf books take a page from history. Now we know about two books the bibliographers missed.
How I Got Started
—Pablo Neruda Collector
Departments
Briefs
Newspapers find new home; Banning an American classic; Presidential slow starts; John Crichton interview; and more.
Auction Report
Highlights of book auctions worldwide.
—Fine Pick: ABC for Book Collectors, plus Collecting Books, Who Murdered Chaucer?, and more.
Catalogs Received
Offerings from booksellers.