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The Right Book - Derek McDonnell |
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Monday, 23 January 2012 15:18 |
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 "It is uncanny how often you pick out the right book that way"
Derek McDonnell has, over the course of 25 years at Hordern House, established himself as a pre-eminent dealer in Australiana and the history of Pacific exploration. He and his partner Anne McCormick have produced a series of beautiful and scholarly catalogues, which have established a new bibliographical standard for their subjects, as well as publishing a series of essential bibliographies. By BT Wolfe.
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"PARIS is number one in the world" |
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Monday, 28 November 2011 16:13 |
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Stéphane Clavreuil tells BT Wolfe how his home city has overtaken London as the place to go for the best choice of dealers. Stéphane Clavreuil and his father Bernard are the fourth and third generations respectively of the leading antiquarian book firm Librairie Thomas-Scheler.
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Monday, 07 November 2011 16:26 |
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London dealer Sam Fogg is probably the most glamorous and successful of the new generation of British dealers, dominating the market for manuscripts. He tells Beatie Wolfe the secrets of his success.
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Bruce Marshall's pilgrim's progress |
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Monday, 14 November 2011 17:40 |
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 From vintage cars (how many rare book dealers drive an Aston Martin?) and guitars to Beslers, Blaeus and Goulds, Bruce Marshall, a major but discreet player in the colourplate, natural history and travel book fields, reveals to BT Wolfe his pilgrim’s progress through the rare book world
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DIANA PARIKIAN’S SWANSONG |
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Monday, 11 July 2011 15:29 |
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 We are very sorry to report the death of bookseller Diana Parikian (ABA member since January 1963). Please read and enjoy this celebratory interview, which reminds us of her long life and the considerable impact she made in the trade.
Diana belonged to that small group of booksellers who actually read, or at least browse, the contents of obscure books, in Latin, Italian and French, to discover some unknown feature. She published 80 catalogues over the last 45 years.
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