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04/26/2022

For a report on last week's New York Book Fairs, and some speculation about the future, check out our latest post on "Bookman's Log" at

I woke up this morning thinking we might have just experienced a New York International Antiquarian Book Fair for the ages. There were at least two million-dollar-plus sales that I heard about – and who knows what the Europeans were up to? They sure looked busy – as did most of my American and E...

03/22/2022

Friends - You might enjoy this week's blog post in "Bookman's Log" on our home page at https://tenpound.com/ It's called "From Rags to Riches to Rags Again, to Riches… Maybe."

11/29/2021

Friends - I hope you'll read this week's entry in Bookman's Log... "And now back to our regularly scheduled program..." https://tenpound.com/bookmans-log/2021/11/and-now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-program

11/08/2021

I did a little book seller archaeology this weekend, and came up with some pleasing results. You might enjoy reading "Thanks be to God for this good hard life" - this week's blog entry in "Bookman's Log" at

Spent this weekend in one of those periodical cleaning/reorganizing frenzies. Down in the basement this time – didn’t I just clean that pigpen up? Yeah, 2 years ago… Anyway, while I was down there organizing my tax records, I came across a box full of bookselling notes and memorabilia from dec...

08/24/2021

Regular readers of "Bookman's Log" might enjoy this week's post. It's called "How Ya Dooin'?" and it features a link to our latest online catalog, as well as info on this weekend's August Papermania - a LIVE ephemera show in Hartford, CT. Check it out on our home page at
https://tenpound.com/

06/15/2021

Friends -

Hope you'll check out this week's blog post in "Bookman's Log" on our home page at https://tenpound.com/

It's called "A Few Thoughts on Virtuality," and it has to do with the place of virtual book fairs in our trade now that the pandemic seems to be losing its hold on us.

06/07/2021

Dear Colleagues -

For a brief review of what I believe to be the first live, "in-person" book fair on American soil in 2021, please check this week's entry in Bookman's Log at

https://tenpound.com/

(You'll also find and interesting catalog on that page.)

Thanks and best wishes,
Greg Gibson

Seller of Old, Rare And Out of Print Books, Manuscripts And Charts Pertaining To The Sea, through catalog sales and on the internet. Established in 1976

03/14/2021

More book fair news. Somebody wants to start a live one! Details in this week's post at "Bookman's Log"

Okay, I’ve got my Ephemera Society virtual bookfair stock loaded up, my car cleaned out, and my Covid passport all stamped and signed. I’m ready to hit the road, excited and a little scared (What if I forget how to do it? What if the road hits me back?). Furthermore, on the eve of my […]

03/08/2021

BOOKFAIR NEWS FROM MARVIN GETMAN!
Check out this week's post in "Bookman's Log" on our website at tenpound.com

02/01/2021

“The total wealth of America’s 660 billionaires has grown by… $1.1 [trillion] since the start of the pandemic, a 40% increase.”

-Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor

01/26/2021

Friends:

Please check this week's post in "Bookman's Log" on our website at tenpound.com

Marvin Getman discusses his plans for the 2021 Brooklyn Book Fair.

01/24/2021

For rampant speculation about the Future, please consult this week's post in "Bookman's Log" on our website at https://tenpound.com/