“These days, it’s easier to sell a $2000 book than a $20 one.” An Interesting article.

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A nice review of our BiblioPulp designs from Booktryst.
A Lurid Story of Book Dope And Lives Twisted By Mad Desire!

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We’ve returned with a new blogging team and a fresh commitment to proving our readers with the most entertaining and informative evocations of the Rare Book Trade possible. Your comments are always encouraged and appreciated.

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(Associated Press – Miami – February 7, 2010) – In what is certain to be regarded as one of the strangest and most controversial rulings in the History of athletic competition, the NFL has decreed that the 2010 Superbowl will be played with books instead of balls.The startling announcement came on the eve of  America’s [...]

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Nope…selling Fine and Rare books is only half of what we do. Much of our time is spent appraising and buying books which, for one reason or another, people wish to part with.We’ve been doing this for more than two decades so our rep is pretty well established. If you’ve got some old books and [...]

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Strange but true.The night of his death…a dark and stormy one it was…the ghostly apparition of literary giant J.D. Salinger was seen drifting along the shelves of the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd.

This image of the event was captured by a cataloguer who had been diligently working into the wee hours.She reports she beseeched the vision [...]

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A slow and lazy Saturday here at the HBG,Ltd. briefly shifted into high gear with the arrival of the His Holiness, The Pope, who stopped in for a quick browse and to use our restroom. Although pressed for time due to his demanding schedule,the Pontiff did find several items of interest and after some price [...]

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From The Marin Times January 22,2010
( San Anselmo, Ca) The Marin County District Attorney’s office is considering a multitude of potential charges today, following the display of a shocking promotional stunt conducted by one of the County’s oldest and most esteemed local businesses. The bizarre case began yesterday afternoon when San Anselmo police were alerted [...]

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5 years after a devastating flood ravaged Downtown San Anselmo to the tune of 30 million dollars, shops along the normally quaint Main Street of this idyllic Marin County village are confronted with another disaster. The storms which have hammered the San Francisco area this week have inundated San Anselmo with day after day [...]

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Battle over Kafka’s letters and notebooks takes surreal legal twist.

TEL AVIV, Israel – Franz Kafka’s name is synonymous with mind-numbing bureaucracy, and even 85 years after his death, it’s easy to see why.
The writer wanted his papers burned after he wasted away from tuberculosis in 1924, but they’re still being fought over. It [...]

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