There’s been a lot of talk this weekend on the ABAA and IOBA chat lines concerning the phrase, “What’s your best price?” The original poster shared his answer to this perennial question on the several Discuss lists, and most of the regulars pitched in with answers, anecdotes, and advice. It’s a question every book dealer […] More >>
Archives for July 2020
Left Behind
Whew! This Schulman business has me plum tuckered out. I thought of another 25,000 words to share with you on the topic, but I just don’t have the heart to write them. Suffice it to say that Priore and Schulman are guilty, and nothing will mitigate or alter that truth. However, Carnegie librarians still await […] More >>
OFF TO THE RACES!
I have been shocked by the vitriol directed at convicted book thief and former ABAA colleague John Schulman throughout the development of the Carnegie Library story, and especially upon his sentencing last June 18. Forbes Smiley, the Galileo forgers and accomplices, and even John Jenkins (who allegedly destroyed thousands of rare books in his two […] More >>