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Articles - November - 2008 Issue

Bookselling in a Red and Blue World

A "for-sure" eBay item, the 1795 first English edition of Washington's letters.

A "for-sure" eBay item, the 1795 first English edition of Washington's letters.


We have also used our imprint to preserve rare books, such as the Timber Merchant's Guide (originally published Baltimore:1823). And we have given back to our own profession by reprinting A History of Book Publishing in the United States, producing a new edition of Jules Verne: A Collector's Bibliography and soon Bibliotheca Washingtoniana Nova, a bibliography of books by and about George Washington.

We'll take November 4th off to vote. We will vote early and then anxiously listen to news about the election. If all goes well and another election is not stolen, Barack Obama will become the next President, which will be a stunning statement to the world, that we are a country who appreciates a fine mind, a country working its way out of the deep prejudice of the past, and a country with hope for the future, be it economic, environmental, or peace-oriented. That will be just fine for us, and just fine for our business too.

Renée Magriel Roberts can be reached at renee@roses-books.com.

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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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