No. 143 June 2006

In This Issue

The Unfathomable Depths of Letters

A visit to the home of Hermann and Gudrun Zapf.

Emerging from the Willows

The persistence of books read in childhood: an interview with Charles van Sandwyk about the success of his new edition of The Wind in the Willows.

Alcuin Goes to Germany

A report from members who accompanied Alcuin to the spring Leipzig Book Fair.

Departments

News & Notes

Peter Koch talks about the CODEX Foundation; Cotton Socks’ new Sea Monsters; Catskinner Press’s first book reports zoological discoveries; Jim Rimmer’s Life of Pie; Aliquando nears 100; new Alcuin Web site.

Trends in Collecting

A new column devoted to contemporary and hypermodern collecting. By Steven Palter.

The Royal Pick

Some choice items culled from recently issued catalogues from around the world. By John King.

Profile

This issue’s bookseller profile: David Mason.

Book Reviews

Claudia Cohen’s Book Binding Ephemera; Stuart Kelly’s Book of Lost Books; Phil Baines’ Penguin by Design; and Chris Ware’s Library of Novelty.

Ex Libris

Selections from the world of bookplate art. An ongoing series curated by Ralph Stanton.