July/August 2005
Features
Painted Words
The Return of Conan
— The
pulp-fiction character helps revive a town.
Gekoski and Me
— How
the book business really works
— Brick-and-mortar
auction houses head to cyberspace.
Columns
Online Exclusive
— Just
the right word. Breon Mitchell's 2,000 dictionaries and the book from
Hitler's library that started it all. Fine Presses
Beyond the Basics
How I Got Started
Ann Montanaro pops up.
departments
Digest
Arion Press, Jasper Fforde on great libraries, Mark
Twain’s secret, and more.
Online
Exclusive
Fine Pick: Polysyllabic
Spree; plus Classic
Book Jackets
Catalog Review
Offerings from booksellers
Auction Report