American Book Collecting

Douglas Adams—friend, book scout, bibliophile, and collector of literary forgeries—is having a mighty fine lunch break.   We can imagin...

English bookman John Carter came into my life in early 1990 and has made frequent appearances since.   Our initial introduction was ...

William Andrews Clark, Jr. It’s a long stretch from 18 th century England to early 20 th century California but for a bibliophil...

My book motor runs pretty hard with plenty of gusto.  However, refueling is required from time to time.  I usually do this by re-readin...

This is neither American Book Collecting or an insightful, entertaining bookish essay but worth a watch.  Like a classic it starts a little ...

Randolph Adams, Bookman & Librarian (Randolph Adams) .   [William L. Clements & George Parker Winship].   THE WILLIAM L. CL...

Full-time antiquarian booksellers are pretty rare when you think about it -- often times rarer than the books they deal in.   There are...