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Friday, September 23, 2016

A Book Shop Owner As Stuntman

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Illustration by Arnold M. Herr ©2016 At the Megalopolis Book Shop, Mickey Tsimmis was all about customer service. No matter how pote...
Friday, September 16, 2016

A Rare & Used Book Shop Owner's Lament

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Illustration by Arnold M. Herr ©2016 Poor Mickey Tsimmis, his innocence lost in cruel Hollywood, the burg without mercy, the hamle...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

A Legend in the Hollywood Book Trade

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by Stephen J. Gertz The following appears as the Preface to this just published collaboration of Poltroon Press and Booktryst. ...
Friday, May 9, 2014

Sartain's Original Engraved Steel Plate Of Charlotte Brontë Portrait Comes To Market

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by Stephen J. Gertz The plate. (Image surrounding engraved oval is a reflection off the plate while photographed). The original ste...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

1st Edition Of Emancipation Proclamation & Final Edition Of Lincoln's Hair

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by Stephen J. Gertz A copy of the first edition in book form of the Emancipation Proclamation, the document that freed the slaves in ...
Monday, May 5, 2014

Mark Twain, Collector Of Compliments

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by Stephen J. Gertz Little Montana Girl's Compliment "She was gazing thoughtfully at a photograph of Mark Twain on a neighbor...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

Stories By Great Danes Are Not Dogs

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by Stephen J. Gertz The literature of mid-nineteenth century Denmark is the subject this anthology of tales and verse selected and tr...