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