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From Canada, Vermont, New York, Maine, Connecticut, Cape Cod, and Pennsylvania. I’ve been driving around so much over the past two months that I came in 1500 miles late for my next scheduled oil change. What if I’ve ruined my engine? I’m gonna need you to buy a lot of these books!

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Bookman’s Log

A weekly blog of news, gossip, recent adventures and acquisitions, and deep thinking about the antiquarian book trade

For some reason, Maritime List 330, our most recent offering, racked up an encouraging 60% of sold items. My lists do pretty well, usually bringing in 40-50%. From conversations with colleagues, it seems that returns from most dealers who issue catalog … More >>