Inside Summer 2021
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Deep in the Heart of Texas
Manuscripts, music, and memorabilia at the star-studded Wittliff Collections
By Holly George-Warren
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Neil Gaiman, Illustrated
Illuminating the famous author's fantastical worlds
By Nate Pedersen
Gently Mad
MAD for Mags
Steven Lomazow's 83,000 issues
Digest
Negro League baseball books
Digest
Sugoroku
Record-Breaker
Agatha's ABC
The Queen of Crime kills it
In View
Focus on Reform
Lewis Hine helped America visualize child labor
Beyond the Basics
The Up-to-Date Collector
Seymour de Ricci and The Book Collector's Guide
Fine Maps
Mind the Map
MacDonald Gill's iconic poster
Sold @ Auction
Cats & Math(s)
A roundup of first editions, manuscripts, maps, and fine art
On the Block
Once in a Generation
A $12.4-million collection of manuscripts and incunabula
Digest
Arion Press Enters New Era
When Andrew Hoyem, founder of San Francisco’s Arion Press, retired in 2018, some traditionalists might have worried about the future of the august…
By Hunter Oatman-Stanford
Digest
Sketches that Inspired Scott
As befits a writer who rediscovered the Scottish crown jewels, has a major railway station named after one of his books, and largely created the…
By Alex Johnson
In the Library
Marie-Antoinette It Up
This summer, the Morgan Library & Museum opens the exhibition Bound for Versailles: The Jayne Wrightsman Bookbindings Collection.
By John T. McQuillen
How I Got Started
The Lost Generation & Aesop’s Fables
It all started with Mike Mulligan and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne.
By Taylor C. Kirkpatrick
The Catawiki Books Department Expands Its Reach
In a turbulent year for many auction houses, Catawiki, an international online marketplace headquartered in the Netherlands, has thrived.
By Peggy Carouthers
Also In This Issue
BUY THIS ISSUE AT THE FINE BOOKS STORE
Feature
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Manuscripts, music, and memorabilia at the star-studded Wittliff Collections
By Holly George-Warren
Feature
Neil Gaiman, Illustrated
Illuminating the famous author's fantastical worlds
By Nate Pedersen
Gently Mad
MAD for Mags
Steven Lomazow's 83,000 issues
Digest
Negro League baseball books
Digest
Sugoroku
Record-Breaker
Agatha's ABC
The Queen of Crime kills it
In View
Focus on Reform
Lewis Hine helped America visualize child labor
Beyond the Basics
The Up-to-Date Collector
Seymour de Ricci and The Book Collector's Guide
Fine Maps
Mind the Map
MacDonald Gill's iconic poster
Sold @ Auction
Cats & Math(s)
A roundup of first editions, manuscripts, maps, and fine art
On the Block
Once in a Generation
A $12.4-million collection of manuscripts and incunabula