Editor's Notes
I'll Get Straight To The Point - Michael Watson

Articles/Information
Is a "Stand-Alone" Signature Better? - Barry R. Levins
Selling Books is Like Fly-fishing - Stuart Manley
Slipcases and Clamshell Boxes - 'Gentleman Jim' Arner

Reference Desk
A Little History of The History of Woman Suffrage - Martha Kelly
Are Used Book Sales Hurting New Book Sales? - Susan Siegel
Ephemeral Assays-Jane Jackets - Shawn Purcell

Reports From The Front Lines
The 28th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair - Lynn Naylor
The Bookstores of Madison Wisconsin - Lynn DeWeese-Parkinson

Tool Box
Beautifying the Tattered Book Jacket Cover - Bern Marcowitz
Updated Edition of Children's & Illustrated Books Price Guide & Bibliographic Check List from 1880-1970 - Shirley Bryant

Author/Book Reviews
Discarded Books: The Facelift for Ex-Library Books - Joan White

Database/Book Services News & Announcements
Biblio Finds Its Way in the Used, Rare, and Out-of-print Book Market - Jeff Donaldson

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