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Contents Spring 2014
Read Online
Rare Book Week
A guide to one exceptional week in NYC, April 1-8
An Ottoman Odyssey
A week in Istanbul in search of books, paper, and coffee
Behind the Scenes at the Antiques Roadshow
Where rare books make good television
Featured Columns
Gently Mad
101 “Fake” Books
Warren Lehrer’s invented bibliography is a brilliant, ambitious effort
Record-Breaker
Once Upon a Time…
Charles Perrault’s fairy tales make a rare appearance
Book Art
Tear, Plaster, & Stack
An interview with Buzz Spector
Beyond the Basics
Incomplete Books
Forgiving a book’s flaws would be a healthy thing for both collectors and booksellers
In the Library
A Change of Perspective
The debut of photography at the Morgan Library
Fine Maps
Leading the Way
How Native American maps helped explorers traverse unknown lands
Sold@Auction
Institutional Successes
The Wellcome Library snagged a medieval folding almanac, while RIT brought home the Kelmscott Albion press
On the Block
A Storied Manuscript
Back at auction after fifteen years, the legendary Rothschild Prayerbook breaks even
How I Got Started
Lewis Carroll and His World
Collector Charlie Lovett