Celebrating Walt Whitman
/He called Brooklyn home long before it was chic to do so.
Rare first edition, Leaves of Grass. Photo courtesy of Whitmore Rare Books
Read MoreTop ephemera and book fairs in the northeast U.S.
He called Brooklyn home long before it was chic to do so.
Rare first edition, Leaves of Grass. Photo courtesy of Whitmore Rare Books
Read More“It dawned on me that I’m not always going to be lifting boxes and boxes of books. I approached Marvin to see if he wanted to sell the fair, he was kind and gracious and said yes. I guess the fact that Marvin is adding a major fair in DC had something to do with his decision”.
Read More“Graphic novels are the most exciting thing that has happened to illustrated books for young people in a generation.” Leonard Marcus
Read MoreBut my favorite part of the Morgan is the private library that once belonged to J.P. Morgan, a gilded space filled with books.
Read MoreThe seminar provides a comprehensive look at everything necessary for launching a career in the antiquarian book trade.
Read More"You probably already collect something. The trick to making it a collection and not just a conglomeration of things in proximity to one another is giving it a name, a direction, an intention, and committing to growing it - not just by buying stuff - but by learning more about it and seeing where that leads."
Read More“Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks....”
Read MoreFrom a purely technical standpoint, bringing a grand total of $8 million in historical documents to an ephemera show is no easy feat.
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"If ever there was an impulse to collect that appeals directly to the intellect, it is the urge to acquire and possess books and their various cousins, manuscripts, printed ephemera, prints and the like". Nicholas Basbanes in the foreward to "Rare Books Uncovered" by Rebecca Rego Barry
"Cultivating great collections
one object at a time"
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