March/April 2006Features
The $100,000 wonders, an illustrated list of the
237 items that sold at auction in 2005 for more than a hundred grand, are online
at www.finebooks50.com
The
Fine Books 50 — Our
annual report on the top book, map, and autograph sales, including ten items
that sold for more than $1 million. [Read online]
Unmasking a Literary Legend
— He may not be as famous
as James Frey, but the career of Theodore Bachaus is rife with false leads,
mistaken identify, and literary mystification.
Columns
Gently Mad
— Mitchell Kaplan, the current
president of the American Booksellers Association, is the founding spirit of
the Miami Book Fair.
Fine MAPS
— John Franklin, arctic explorer
Fine Presses
— Janus
Press [Read online]
Beyond the Basics
— Collecting limited editions
How I Got Started
George Ong collects the history of bibliography.
DEPARTMENTS
Digest
One hundred years of bookselling, upcoming auctions, collecting artists’ letters,
and more
Book Reviews
Fine Pick: Andrew Delbanco’s new biography of Herman Melville; Mongo;
a sojourn at Shakespeare & Co., and more [Read online]
On the Market
Collecting the evolution controversy
Auction Report
— Highlights of book auctions worldwide