If the NY Times can do it, why can’t TPI? January 3, 2018 – We speak bravely of cleaning the basement in preparation for our impending move across the street. (It’s still impending). February 12 – Splendid photo ops in Pasadena at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair. I snapped the view from the San […] More >>
Archives for December 2018
Stocking Stuffers
As you may recall from last week’s entry, I set 53 good books under the tree, all for sale at half their listed prices. The results were surprisingly normal. I sold 51% of them, which is about what I usually do, but the response was gratifying. A lot of good will came in with […] More >>
All the Books We Cannot See – Selections from my Perrsonal Collection
(NOTE – Owing to technological difficulties emanating from the crappy WordPress platform, publication of Maritime List 267 will be delayed. I was holding this post until the list was on the website, but now God only knows when that will happen…) Compared to other, bigger, operations, I turn a high percentage of my stock fairly […] More >>
Signs
The signature Shriner’s Camel oversees goings-on at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass. Let’s get the words out of the way first. Specifically our report on Marvin Getman’s 20th annual Holiday Antiques, Vintage, & Decorative Arts Show and Sale with “Book and Paper Row” (whew!) This is the show I look forward to every […] More >>
Great Expectations
Got the basement flood mess all cleaned up, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. In fact there were some beneficial side effects. Everything got moved around – kinda like turning my garden over in the spring. First and most importantly, we were forced to get a dumpster in which to […] More >>