September/October 2004
Features
By Andrew Edwards—9/11 obliterated
the written and photographic archives of Helen Keller International.
Now they’re coming back.
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No Silver Lining
By Donald C. Dickinson—An excerpt
from the upcoming biography of legendary bookman John Carter.
The Scandals of Sister Carrie
By Anne Trubek—Theodore Dreiser’s
Sister Carrie was a work in progress, even after publication. Is
it possible to know what he intended?
Digital Discovery
By Webb C. Howell—In the hands
of Octavo, the rarest books and manuscripts become new works of
art.
Columns
Gently Mad
By Nicholas Basbanes—A
reflection on the trinity of book collecting.
Fine Presses
By Scott Brown—Peter Koch explores
the limits of publishing with ancient Greek texts.
By Joel Silver— Leaf books
take a page from history. Now we know about two books the bibliographers
missed.
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How I Got Started
Bill Fisher—Pablo Neruda
Collector
Departments
Briefs
Newspapers find new home; Banning an American classic; Presidential
slow starts; John Crichton interview; and more.
Auction Report
By Ian McKay —Highlights of book
auctions worldwide.
Catalogs Received
Offerings from booksellers.