Rare Book Monthly Articles - June - 2005 Issue

A Benchmark Auction of Americana June 21st

A Benchmark Auction of Americana June 21st

By Bruce McKinney Jay Snider, one of the leading collectors of printed Americana, is changing his focus, intensifying his concentration on Philadelphia and releasing his broader holdings in American history. To accomplish this he is sending to auction an impeccable group of important and often rare material. In doing so he is providing an important test for the Americana field specifically and the book market generally as twenty-four lots are re-sales of material Mr. Snider bought at the Siebert sales in 1999. The Snider sale will be held at Christies in New York in two sessions on Ju...

Following Up a 25-Year-Old Book Investment Scheme

Following Up a 25-Year-Old Book Investment Scheme

By Michael Stillman Books are purchased primarily for two reasons, reading and collecting. While the first purpose is the main reason they are published in the first place, it is generally a on...

"M" is for M-Bag (International Shipping)

"M" is for M-Bag (International Shipping)

By Renee Magriel Roberts Probably the least known and most cost-effective international shipping service is the United States Post Office's "M-Bag" service. An "M-Bag" is defined as a "direct ...

An Update on Building a Collection of eBay and ABE Purchases.

An Update on Building a Collection of eBay and ABE Purchases.

By Bruce McKinney Since releasing a study of Joel Munsell's imprints in the March issue of AE Monthly I've continued to locate and buy Munsell imprints. [Link to article] Specifically I bough...

Gone Phishing? Watch Out For Dangerous Waters.

Gone Phishing? Watch Out For Dangerous Waters.

By Michael Stillman Phishing has recently become the most popular of internet frauds. "Phishing" is an attempt to get vital information from you over the web, usually through an email solicit...

Bauman Rare Books Moves to New Location

Bauman Rare Books Moves to New Location

By Bruce McKinney Bauman Rare Books recently moved its Philadelphia operations into the 19th floor penthouse suite at the Sun Oil Building which was completed in 1929. The building is located ...

How to make a Fortune

How to make a Fortune

By Michael Stillman Looking to make a fortune in books? A recent article on the London Telegraph's website has some ideas, but I don't know. The article is headed "Book a limited edition fortun...

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

A review by Bruce McKinney In 1893 Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition. To obtain the designation the windy city competed before a national board that considered the applications o...

AE Now Searching the ILAB Listing Site

AE Now Searching the ILAB Listing Site

By Bruce McKinney During the Month of May AE has begun to match both member keyword terms and phrases in MatchMaker accounts against material listed for sale on the ILAB-LILA site. The acronyms...

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  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR

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