Contents Spring 2013
Features
Book Gangs of New York
Manhattan’s storied Book Row had its grittier side, including a notorious book-theft ring intent on purloining a Poe from the New York Public Library
Book Town, NY
A quiet mountain village in New York’s Catskill Mountains is transforming itself into a book lover's destination
Featured Columns
Gently Mad
Cleveland Bound
A visit with two of the city’s premiere booksellers
Record-Breaker
Waiting for a Prince
The best of three Macchiavellis at auction last year
Book Art
Material Witness
An interview with provocative papermaker John Risseeuw
Beyond the Basics
Read Online
The Mystique of the Bay Psalm Book
After sixty-six years, this rarity returns to auction
In the Library
The Birth of Bond
The University of Illinois celebrates sixty years of 007
Sold@Auction
Audubon Leads the Way
First editions, historical documents, and fine art
Fine Maps
Fit for Royalty
The Blaeu family and the golden age of Dutch cartography
On the Block
The Book Beautiful
Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow’s vast collection of illustrated books
How I Got Started
Printing, Publishing, & The Leadenhall Press
Collector Matthew Young