Things have changed in the Boston since the first ABAA Boston Book Fair was launched. And in a profession that deals in the old, change can be a good thing. There were shops that were within walking distance from each other. Others were a short subway ride or car ride away. And while we're going down memory lane, let's include Cambridge and a suburb or two. (Greg, Gloucester is not a suburb of Boston, but I'll mention you anyway). Back in the day (let's use the first ABAA Boston Book Fair as a reference point), there was Brattle, Goodspeed's, Starr, Sam Morrill, F.A. Bernett, Temple Bar, The Bromers, Mike Ginsberg, Robin Bledsoe, Ernie Morrell, the O'Neals (David and Mary,) the O'Neills (Jimmy and Gene), and Harold Burstein. Change came about in a variety of ways. Goodspeed's lost momentum during the 1990s. As a result, George closed the ... [more Changes: The Boston Bookstore Scene]
Blog posts by Joyce Kosofsky
Joyce Kosofsky's career in the trade began in the 1970s when she was hired by Brattle Book Shop. Joyce is still at Brattle today overseeing all of the shop's daily operations. She has written a number of articles related to books and the trade, and also appears as an appraiser on the popular PBS program Antiques Roadshow.
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The Way of the Cross text of the devotion traditional in the Catholic ChurchFirst Editionby Gill, Eric (illus.)
Garden City : Printed at the Country Life Press [for Doubleday, Page & Company] 1927
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The Works of Our Ancient, Learned, and Excellent English Poet, Jeffrey Chaucer As they have lately been Compar'd with the best Manuscripts; and several things added, never before in Print. To which is adjoyn'd, The Story of the Seige of Thebes, By John Lidgate, Monk of Bury. Together with The Life of Chaucer, shewing his Countrey, Parentage, Education, Marriage, Children, Revenues, Service, Rewards, Friends, Books, Death. Also a Table, wherein the Old and Obscure Words in Chaucer are explained, and such Words (which are many) that either are, by Nature or Derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular Notes for the better understanding their Original.by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Speght, Thomas (ed.)
London : s.n. 1687
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KO en el Septimo Round: siete cuentos sobre boxFirst Editionby Cortazar, Julio; Alegria, Fernando; et al.
Mexico City : Editorial Extemporaneos 1972
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New York Hello! Offset Offshoot #9Signed First Editionby Katz, Vincent and Rudy Burckhardt (photographs)
[Chicago] : Ommation Press [Printed by Cosmos Press, Chicago] 1990
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Horae B.M.V.: 158 Stundenbuchdrucke der Sammlung Bibermuehle, 1490-1550by Tenschert, Heribert and Ina Nettekoven
Ramsen : Heribert Tenschert 2003
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The Mosaics of San Marco in Venice Volume 1: The 11th and 12th Centuries; Volume 2: The 13th Centuryby Demus, Otto
Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press [1984]
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