Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The Idiosyncrasies of a C. S. Forester Collector

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When my wife goes to her Weight Watchers meeting on Tuesday mornings, I go to MacDonald's for a cup of coffee and a yogurt parfait.  The...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

An Anecdote About Bob Fleck:
Bookman to the End

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On October 16, 2005, I gave a talk on William Targ (1907-1999) at the monthly meeting of the Florida Bibliophile Society.  Targ was a Chic...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

From Whence They Came: Don Brady And His Miniature Books

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Don Brady (1926–2006) is one of the bibliophiles in my library.  He was one of the bookies who, for many years, met for breakfast in New P...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Kings of Persia

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Reading about Anne Fadiman catching butterflies in her essay, "Collecting Nature," reminded me of a short Trivia piece that Logan ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Birrell, Starrett, Morley, But Who is O.M?

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Augustine Birrell's Bookplate: Vincent Starrett's Bookplate: Vincent Starrett's Autograph & Christopher Morley Jr....
Saturday, March 21, 2009

CATALOGING DEAD PEOPLE'S BOOKS; Namely, the Libraries of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, and Charles Lamb

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A presentation by Jerry Morris before the Florida Bibliophile Society on Sunday, March 22, 2009. There are people in this room, myself ...
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Saturday, November 8, 2008

William Targ, Bibliophile

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A paper read before the Florida Bibliophile Society by Jerry Morris at the October 16, 2005 meeting. The genus bibliophile is hard to define...