Robert Ludlum was one of the best action writers of his times. He is the creator of the massively successful Bourne series and has…
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Book Collecting
Mall Book Stores: 100% Corporate, Just Add Character
by Jas Faulkner You could call this article “The Hanff Effect: Part One”. This story actually has two beginnings. The most recent is my…
Read MoreWhat will the word “book” mean to future generations?
by Jas Faulkner It might seem like a needless bit of sophistry to contemplate the evolution of the definition of “book.” We all know…
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Collecting Side Show/Carny Books
It may seem an odd subject to want to amass titles, but for some, the quirkiness and oddities that circus sideshows and carnivals provide…
Read MoreGreat Black Kanba–Best 100 Mysteries of All Time
Great Black Kanba—Constance and Gwynth Little–1944–IP The sisters were consistently hilarious. “Carolyn Hart (Grand Dame of cosy mystery writing) calls this tale of mistaken…
Read MoreOld Theme Parties–Part 2–The Weirder Ideas
Continuing theme parties—For those who go down the shore and give parties–I know plenty of you must, ha, the Abington Party Book by Ethel…
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Art Deco Dust Jackets
While perusing the New York Antiquarian Book Show, I came across a seller, Yesterday’s Gallery & Babylon Revisited, whose inventory almost exclusively deals in the…
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Phoenix Books Rise Again
One of the publishers from crime fiction’s past, was a little name that tried to become a bigger power among heavy hitters. Not necessarily…
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