Just a short one today. I’m busy. Trying to get myself and my material ready for the big New York Antiquarian Book Fair which will take place March 9-12, and the National Ephemera Society Conference and Fair the week after that, followed by a few weeks in Ireland, visiting old friends, working on my next […] More >>
Archives for February 2017
Metrics, Anyone?
Last week we had a Boston Book Fair Committee meeting – seven of us, with several hundred combined years of book fair experience, earnestly discussing the 2017 edition of the ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. What were the problems last year? How can we fix them this year? How, within the constraints of venue […] More >>
Hatchet Hannah
Over the years book dealers tend to accumulate books about the places in which they live. You don’t even have to be interested in local history. You could be a specialist in the history of science, but somehow books, documents, and ephemera relating to the local scene just seem to pile up – leakage, perhaps, […] More >>
Gaga
So, as the third quarter begins, I say to Gordo and Butch, “We got ’em just where we want ’em.” Rueful chuckles ensue. Had as pretty good blog post lined up, but I think I’ll take the day off. I’m all wrung out. More >>