Hinterlands here. <Bookfinder.com> and <book_arts-L> and <amazon.com>: hurray!
While we cannot claim that Charlottesville is a center of commerce
(especially today, with 5" of newly-arrived snow), there IS a fair amount
of life here. Also great books and good friends. Also lies and lunch, and
maybe even some learning: we cataloged Illustration Packet no. 396 last
night, Bewick's excellently-printed 1825 "Dance of Death" wood-engravings
after Holbein, showing white-line technique [BG 06c], and we're making
considerable progress in figuring out how to use our new steel-engraving
ruling machine.
Mary Ann O'Brian Malkin (aka MAM) may frequently be found, still
contributing to the rare book community, at Rare Book School each summer.
Speaking of which, the March RBS desbib course is closed and with a
considerable waiting list; there are still two places in David Seaman's
electronic texts and images course. There are five places left in the May
rare book cataloging and book illustration courses.
Our announcement of RBS Summer Session 2000 course schedule is going to be
delayed about three weeks. Because of preparations for the construction of
the University of Virginia's new rare book library, we've lost our usual
classrooms in Peabody, and we are still negotiating for alternate space. We
are confident that we'll find some, but we cannot announce classes until
the space is formally ours.
At 06:56 AM 1/25/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Friends:
>
>The demise of AB is a sure sign of how much the world of rare books has
>changed over the last generation. Think of how much Sol Malkin and MAM
>contributed every week to our community! I regret this change, just as I
>regret the diaspora of rare book shops from centers of commerce and life
>into the hinterlands. Once we could meet at Goodspeeds or Seven Gables
>or Dauber & Pine or at Jake Zeitlin's and find great books and good
>friends -- learning, trading lies, and going out to lunch with one
>another.
>
>Bibliocity or Alibris or e-Bay -- bah humbug!
>
>So, raise a glass to Sol and Mary Ann Malkin and all those other friends
>who made our community such a joy!
>
>--
>
>Marcus A. McCorison
>mamcc@worldnet.att.net
>
>
Terry Belanger : University Professor : University of Virginia
Book Arts Press : 114 Alderman Library : Charlottesville, VA 22903
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