Innovative marketing by Ten Pound Island… resulted in over $200 worth of sales. I’m getting a little worried about this one. I’ve been exhibiting in the Washington Antiquarian Book Fair for several centuries now, and for the first time I have doubts about is continued existence. This is no reflection on the efforts of promoter […] More >>
Archives for September 2018
What Was I Thinking?
IMAGE AND TEXT REDACTED OWING TO SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBJECT OF THIS BLOG ENTRY Twenty years ago I got a call from a man who ran a prestigious REDACTED art gallery. It was located in REDACTED, and it was one of those intimidating places where you REDACTED. He was on my mailing list, though he’d […] More >>
The Bottom Line
This is the future, right in front of us. Does it get any sweeter? Whiling away the hours at this year’s Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair I had an interesting talk with Elizabeth Pope of the American Antiquarian Society (she was one of several institutional librarians present) about what it takes to attract the attention of […] More >>
One Day at a Time
I met the most remarkable gentleman this weekend. His name is Thomas White. Originally from a large family in Massachusetts, he became a lawyer and moved to Brooklyn, where he and his brother Charles started T & S.C. White, a firm that managed two successful manufacturing companies. He also invested early and wisely in land […] More >>