As I suggested in my blurb for Maritime List 278 I have a considerable backlog of excellent material that still needs to be evaluated and cataloged. So, after cleaning up from last weekend’s Boston Antiquarian Book Fair, and attending to fulfillment of orders from List 278, I set to work on the pile of recent […] More >>
Archives for November 2019
The Blinder Walk
It happens without warning every decade or so. I have a good book fair. I buy great stuff from other dealers, and people keep coming into my booth and buying things from me. There’s no accounting for such happenings (though I have a theory, which I’ll discuss in a moment), and no predicting them. Certainly, […] More >>
My Big Fat Boston Book Fair List
Dang! It’s Veteran’s Day again. Where did the year go? As usual, in the weeks leading up to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair I’ve been besieged with requests from assorted high-end dealers (or dealers who consider themselves high-end) for lists of the books I’ll be bringing to the fair. I used to get all […] More >>
My “Other” Book Fair
Poster by poet Ed Sanders advertising ARCHIVAL POETICS Not quite ready to start freaking out about the 43rd annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (November 15-17) because I’ve got a prior event in New York to prepare for. Faithful followers of this blog may recall posts from October 3, 2015 and October 18th, 2015. in […] More >>