Past Issues
Past Issues

Features January/February 2006
— The revered institution is more modern than you think.
An Alphabet of ABC Books
Jeffrey Norton’s portfolio of these classics shows they aren’t just for kids.
David Copperfield without the Dickens
— Villainous frauds, plucky young wives, and redeemed con men. Not the novel. The ads.
Getting the Lead Out
— A museum shows how Gutenberg’s invention entered the digital age.
Columns
Gently Mad
— Robert Sabuda: The prince of pop-up books
Fine MAPS
— Battle maps
Fine Presses
— Moving Parts Press
Beyond the Basics
— What is a first edition, anyway?
Harry Sondheim, Judaica collector
departments
Digest
Frankfurt Book Fair, dung papers, upcoming auctions, and more
Fine Pick: English Bookbinding Styles: 1450–1800, plus Lost Libraries, and more
Catalog Review
Offerings from booksellers
Auction Report
— Highlights of book auctions worldwide