I taught at CABS (Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar) a few years ago, once as the featured specialist dealer, and once pinch hitting for Rob Rulon-Miller. Rob Rulon-Miller telling students, “Listen to the book!” I went there thinking it would be like a week in summer camp – book stories, hikes, and handicrafts. I came away deeply […] More >>
Archives for January 2014
Another Hit for Garry & the Flamingoz?
Sharing a booth at the first Metropolis Book & VintageEphemera Show in New York City with old pal Lin Respess of L&T Respess Books and taking his goods along with ours. Quite a load. This was my third show in three weeks, and I thought I’d be battle fatigued. Instead I found myself in a genial […] More >>
Eye Candy
Marvin Getman’s Antiques & Design Show This can be a very constricting profession. Financial and intellectual pressures tend to create a kind of intensity in our relationship to our material. We’ve got to understand that manuscript. We’ve got to get that catalog out, get those books online. I keep talking about the need for different […] More >>
Just a Matter of Luck
After my car got totaled I went for a walk. Slipped on the ice and hurt my wrist so badly I thought it was broken. But I didn’t have time to properly diagnose the injury because, almost immediately upon returning home, I came down with a nasty case of stomach flu courtesy of the grandchildren. […] More >>