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Collectors Corner
Rare Booksellers' Firsts - A Cover Story
Booksellers' firsts are as rare as some rare books. Often printed and produced with much love and energy, yet on cheap paper and for a small company of customers, they are "used" - and thrown away. The catalogues, especially their covers, reflect the taste and customs of the times when they were produced. Tom Congalton's cover story ...
Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn - The First Antiquarian Bookshop in Scandinavia
Its owner, the "Old Lynge", was "the first proper antiquarian bookseller in Denmark". The generous man once bought a collection from a famous Danish poet who was short of money. Lynge paid the books in cash, wrapped them up, until the poor poet was able to buy his books back - at the same price. Maria Girsel about Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn, since 1821 ...
Taking Stock of Rare Book Catalogues
„I issued my first catalogue as a rare book dealer in 1982, while still lecturing in English at the University of Warwick, from which I resigned a couple of years later in order to deal full-time. By contemporary standards it was pretty fancy: photos of the best items, glossy paper, decent typesetting. I was a bit taken aback when my printer described it as "cheap and cheerful". Or maybe it was me he was referring to?" Rick Gekoski in The Guardian ...
Collecting ...
... Music in Hungary: "If I really intend to provide an authentic picture of collecting music in Hungary, it makes sense to start with institutional collections since private clients only rarely spend money on old sheet music, books on music and authographs." By Adam Bosze ...
... Music in Hungary: "If I really intend to provide an authentic picture of collecting music in Hungary, it makes sense to start with institutional collections since private clients only rarely spend money on old sheet music, books on music and authographs." 
The Wall Street Journal about Collecting Literary Treasures