http://briancassidy.net/blog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:23:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over at the Fine Books and Collections blog, I've posted some thoughts on the effects that J.D. Salinger's death might have on the market for materials signed by him. In summary: But my guess is that getting a signed book by Salinger will remain a tough and very expensive proposition, while ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/jd-salinger/ We now interrupt this blog, biblioblography, for a brief message from our sponsor: Brian Cassidy, Bookseller. Been cataloguing a lot of modern firsts this week leftover from the shop. Here's a more or less random selection of great writers offered at a special price. Any title is $10 including postage (domestic ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/blog-special-10-literary-firsts/ Finally got around to uploading a small group of photos from last September's Baltimore Book Fair, where I exhibited and which takes place in conjunction with the Summer Antiques Fair. You can see the photos on Flickr with my annotations. It's a great fair. Set-up (as you can see in ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/baltimore-book-fair-belatedly-very/ http://briancassidy.net/blog/getting-there/ Feeling like crap today. Bad cold. Fortunately I have this to keep me occupied: It's newly-arrived archive I'm evaluating. I love going through, digging into, and organizing an archive, trying to piece together the story it tells. Especially useful in these situations is an over-sized dining room table (and an understanding ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/evaluating-an-archive-or-why-im-glad-i-have-a-huge-dining-room-table/ It happens. You miscalculate scarcity or demand. Or a widow asks you, tears in her eyes, "Is that all?" A dealer charms you with a book's virtues. Or assures you "The only one on the internet right now." You get overexcited at an auction. Or you drool over some choice ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/over-pursuing-on-paying-too-much-for-books/ Proulx papers. NYPL acquires.the internet isn't killing anything. No, not even books.Christian Swinehart's epic Choose Your Own Adventure visualizations. These are lovely and amazing. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-13-2009/ Theme Park Maps through the ages. Great ephemera site. And proof that collections need not be costly to be cool. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-12-2009/ Please - no preferential treatment. Isaac Asimov is so cool. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-7-2009/ MA Gov Suggests State Library May Close. Um. Yeah. So bad.Edmund Wilson's all-purpose "get lost" letter. This is just too friggin awesome. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-5-2009/ Books have stalled. "Book mechanic" Michael Turner explaining how books are like rotary phones.A LITTLE NIGHT READING. Pondering the impact of new technologies and the internet on the ability to maintain sustained reading and attention.Book Review: "The Case for Books". Makes me want to read this Robert Darnton collection.Unfurling: Isabel ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-4-2009/ Mark Twain, illuminated. Mark Twain with Tesla Coil. No not a title of post-modern still life. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-november-3-2009/ This is U-Needa-Book of Bandon, Oregon. I discovered this bookstore last summer during my vacation up the West Coast and have been meaning to post an image since then. Just came across it again on my computer. Better late than never? The store is literally about 10x15 and occupies what looks ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/teeny-tiny-bookstore/ William S. Pumpkin-Burroughs. Offered without comment. The Beat great immortalized in squash. http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-october-29-2009/ “May we take some pictures of your books?” Book designers seek inspiration at rare book fair."I refuse to allow Stanley to get away with his robbery." Great letter from Full Metal Jacket author and book thief (!?) Gastav Hasford from the fantastic "Letters of Note" blog.Free Book Repair Training Manual. ... http://briancassidy.net/blog/daily-links-october-28-2009/