Bill's Articles Archive

Manuscripts

Bookmen, Books, Inscriptions and Bindings

(Fall 2008)

Wayfarers All: Selections from the Kenneth Grahame Collection of David J. Holmes by David J. Holmes
Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
Bookbinding at the Harcourt Bindery and Nineteenth-Century Bookbinding Techniques at the Harcourt Bindery by Samuel B. Ellenport

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Autographs, More Autographs, and a Handbook

(Summer 2008)

From the Hand of Albert Schweitzer by Markus Brandes
Ronald Reagan and Nelle Reagan Autograph Mystery Uncovered by Patricia Claren, Stephen Koschal, and Ron Werntz
Questioned Documents: A Lawyer's Handbook by Jay Levinson

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A Career in Californiana, a Foray in Forensics, a Detour in Doodling

(Spring 2008)

A Valiant Enterprise: A History of the Talisman Press, 1951-1993 -- Printers, Publishers, and Antiquarian Booksellers by Robert Greenwood
Bates' I.S.Q.D.: Identification System for Questioned Documents by Garland D. Lewis
The Doodle Book by Norman Burton Uris

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From the Silly to the Serious

(Winter 2008)

Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office by David Greenberg
Raynors' Compendium of Autographs & Biographies of the High Commanders of the Confederate States of America by Robert Raynor
(compiler)
Don Troiani's Soldiers of the American Revolution by Don Troiani and James L. Kochan

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Autograph Magazine

Mystery Russian Collection

(Curiosa, December 2008)

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Dr. Albert Schweitzer

(Bookshelf, November 2008)

From the Hand of Albert Schweitzer by Markus Brandes

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Thomas Jefferson and the Polygraph

(Bookshelf, September 2008)

Thomas Jefferson's Invisible Hand by Stephen Koschal and Andreas Wiemer

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Collecting Connie

(Curiosa, August 2008)

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Here a Doodle, There a Doodle, Everywhere a Doodle Doodle...

(Bookshelf, July 2008)

Presidential Doodles by David Greenberg

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Signatures on Stamps

(Curiosa, June 2008)

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Civil War Collectors Have a New Source

(Bookshelf, May 2008)

Raynor's Compendium of Autographs & Biographies of the High Commanders of the Confederate States of America by Robert Raynor

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Forensics for Freshmen -- or a Forensic Refresher?

(Bookshelf, February 2008)

Forensic Handwriting Identification by Ron N. Morris

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A Monument More Durable Than Brass: The Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson

(Bookshelf, April 2010)

John Overholt (Exhibition Curator) and Thomas A. Horrocks (Editor)

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Noted Dealer's WW2 Collection Comes to Life

(Bookshelf, January 2010)

World War II: Saving the Reality -- A Collector's Vault by Kenneth W. Rendell

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Burns Buffs Rejoice!

(Bookshelf, November 2009)

The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns: An Illustrated Catalogue compiled by Elizabeth A. Sudduth

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Cultural Relevancy

(Curiosa, October 2009)

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The Magical 42: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

(Bookshelf, September 2009)

Mr. Lincoln's Book: Publishing the Lincoln-Douglas Debates by David H. Leroy

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A Crash Course on Rubber Stamps

(Curiosa, August 2009)

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In the Presence of History:

(Bookshelf, July 2009)

The Authoritative Guide to Historical Autographs for Collectors, History Enthusiasts and Investors by Steven S. Raab and Jonas Raab

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A Book About Books About Books

(Bookshelf, May 2009)

Books About Books: A History and Bibliography of Oak Knoll Press, 1978-2008 by Robert Fleck

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How Not to Impress Emily Post

(Curiosa, April 2009)

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Snapshots of Larry McMurtry

(Bookshelf, March 2009)

Books: A Memoir

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The "Lost" Signature Series

(Curiosa, February 2009)

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Kenneth Grahame Collection

(Bookshelf, January 2009)

Wayfarers All: Selections from the Kenneth Grahame Collection of David J. Holmes

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