Sunday, April 24, 2016

Full Immersion -- A Book Hunter's Trip to New York City

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Meetings are often necessary evils but this one I am eager to attend.    I sit at an expansive table with Bill Allison, my friend and...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

“Yours Bibliographically—and for Vegetarianism”

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A SELECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS OF OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES A. MONTGOMERY...
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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Paramours of Print: Christopher Morley and Vincent Starrett

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As my very fine 2015 book collecting campaign comes to a close this New Year’s Eve and the champagne awaits, I’m taking a few moments t...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

A Tasty New Classic: Rebecca Rego Barry's RARE BOOKS UNCOVERED

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Rebecca Rego Barry’s Rare Books Uncovered: True Stories of Fantastic Finds in Unlikely Places (2015) is one of the finest books about ...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Gunnar Hansen, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Legend and Bookman

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Gunnar Hansen (1947-2015), famed for his portrayal of the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface in the classic horror film, The Texas Cha...
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Thursday, July 30, 2015

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

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This is a talk I gave at the Book Lovers' and Texana Collectors' Breakfast, March 6, 2015, Texas State Historical Association Meetin...
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Friday, May 1, 2015

Featured Item VI: Hinman's Own Copy of THE PRINTING AND PROOF-READING OF THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE

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Charlton Hinman with a Hinman Collator in the background Hinman’s Own Annotated Set with Correspondence and Notes Laid In Charlto...