In their latest issue, SLUG (SaltLakeUnderGround) magazine profiles one of my favorite booksellers, Ken Sanders. The piece written by Erik Lopez is titled Ken Sanders: Pimp of the Printed Word and provides us a glimpse into the rich world of Sanders.Sanders, who is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his bookshop, has also achieved success as a publisher, his Dream Garden Press has published a Robert Crumb illustrated version of Edward Abbey's environmental classic Monkey Wrench Gang, and more recently has become an expert in the field of stolen books. His recent tenure as head of the Security division of...
Fill ‘er up at Job Koelewijn’s ‘Sanctuary’
Dutch conceptual artist Job Koelewijn's new work Sanctuary includes this life-size gas station made entirely from the covers of books.Is it a telling omen that in the future both gas stations and books will be extinct? A homage to the divergent sacredness of books and gasoline. Books and gasoline, two essential elements of Western Civilization, joined to form a sort of surreal 22nd century filling station where one can go and pump the world's creative output into their vehicle of choice, whether it be a computer, e-reader, i-pod or quite possibly by then directly into our own bodies!In 2005 Koelewijn...
James Lackington: 18th Century Bookseller Extraordinaire
William Wallis (fl.1816-1855) after Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864), Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square. London: Jones & Co., 1828. Etching and aquatint with added hand-coloring. James Lackington was the most successful bookseller of the 18th century.His legendary shop at Finsbury Square in London was named "The Temple of the Muses" and when the flag was raised on the huge dome outside it meant Lackington was inside and ready to do business.Lackington revolutionized the book trade by becoming the first bookseller to refuse to sell books on credit. His cash only approach allowed him to offer books less expensively. Lackington also...
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Catalogue 39: A Winter Miscellany
We are pleased to announce the availability of Catalogue 39. The catalogue consists of 124 items in a variety of subject areas as well as an insert featuring 21 newer books.Among the highlights are a stunning copy of the signed limited edition of Faulkner’s ‘These 13’; a fifty year run of the Royal Geographical Society journals from 1830; Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Ranch Life...’ in its original printed dustjacket; a rare 19th century guide to the Yellowstone; and a 17th-century map containing one of the earliest views of Manhattan.View the catalogue onlineView and download the catalog in PDFView the insert onlineIf you...