It’s a funny business. There is no accounting for why or when things come to you. Every time I buy an American whaling log, for example, I think I may never see another one again. And then… Over the past month I’ve gathered, from various sources, a mind boggling stack of 18thand 19th century logbooks […] More >>
Then and Now
Last Wednesday I gave a talk about the genesis of my new novel The Old Turk’s Load. People laughed. Were they laughing with me or at me? To decide for yourself, click here, then click again on “Greg Gibson.” The rest of the week was pretty routine. I bought a nice English chart of the Arctic […] More >>
The Eyes Have It
Rare 18th century American whaling log. Details below Next weekend, November 11-13, the 35th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held at the Hynes Convention Center. I’ve been busy for a week preparing to exhibit at this event.After a spring and summer of provincial fairs (the last American ABAA/ILAB book fair was in April […] More >>
Down in the Ghetto
Dealer Will Money diverts David Whitesell of the AAS while Peter Stern sneaks rare pamphlets from a box. Took a road trip this weekend with an affable Brit named Iain Sinclair. He’s presently a visiting writer at the Gloucester Writer’s Center and, because he’d been a book dealer in London before he became an author, […] More >>
Something to Feel Good About
“Journal of a Whale Voyage to the Pacific Ocean on Board the Ship Samuel Wright, John Pitman Master. Kept by Wm. E. Percival Second. June 14, 1833 – Sept. 8, 1837.” (more below) Shoulder surgery July 8, to be followed by a month in a sling. No driving, hence no book scouting. The plan was […] More >>