Chris Lowenstein

I've spent the past few weeks trying to learn more about collecting and selling ephemera.
Are you one of those people who have always been intrigued by the
idea of collecting old and rare books but who doesn't know enough about
such things to even know where to start?





There are so many times I wished I had a
bricks and mortar bookshop -- to interact with customers every day, t
If you're just joining the saga of the 2010 San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair, please read
You can read Part 1 of this post here.
While I was at the Golden Gate Park Book Fair Sunday, I answered a
lot of questions for those who visited my booth.
I am carefully wading out of a sea of boxes full of books and
portable book cases strewn across my dining room/office to give you a
full report on this past weekend's Golden Gate Park Book Fair, he
Sometimes we book lovers lament the state of the printed book. Will
it be overtaken by electronic media? Why are so many booksellers
closing their shops?

Last Monday, October 5, 2009, Terry Belanger, founder of Rare Book School, gave a talk to the