Thursday, July 30, 2015

Twenty-Five Years of Book Collecting: A Look Back and a Look Forward

This is a talk I gave at the Book Lovers' and Texana Collectors' Breakfast, March 6, 2015, Texas State Historical Association Meeting, Corpus Christi.  A rare appearance for me in jacket and tie.  Thanks to the TSHA for recording the talk.  This footage does not include the fine introduction and post-talk comments by John Nau, TSHA President and collector himself, who I'm occasionally bantering with as he sits off-camera.

Enjoy!








4 comments:

  1. That was an incredibly enjoyable talk, especially your comments concerning Nicholas Basbanes who I had the opportunity and speak with this past February. I'm extremely jealous of your visit and opportunity to purchase some of his books.

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  2. Very very enjoyable and interesting talk, Kurt! You have a great collection and I am so glad that you talk about it, someone else will be stimulated through that. I don't think Nicole gives you such a hard time ... great advice re cataloguing. See you in Pasadena, we hope :)

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    1. Thanks, Pia! Hope all is very fine with you guys. There is a good chance we'll be out in Pasadena. Love to see you in Santa Barbara, too.

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  3. Hi Kurt , great talk really enjoyed it , I have been following this blog for sometime I live Boston and collect mostly American early books and pamphlets printed locally here

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