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My list of unsung heroes of fly fishing is long–likely headed by Austin Hogan. One other angler on the list is Harold Hinsdill Smedley. A Michigan native, Smedley never gained the fame of many other fly fishers and authors, despite…
One of the most common questions I see on Facebook is about newly acquired, typically inherited, books. Most people see dates spanning back 50+ years and immediately get excited, but in reality, very few books are collectible, and those that…
One of the most challenging tasks as a beginning bookseller is conditioning, which falls under the greater umbrella of fundamentals. How many of us remember a coach or teacher harping about the importance of fundamentals at some point in our…
Circa 2005, I sat at my desk scrolling through eBay after finishing some homework as a first-year graduate student. My stipend barely paid the rent, and I was eager to find a way to make some extra cash. As a…
I consider the preservation of books equivalent to the preservation of history. Clearly, I am not alone, as exemplified by the plot of ‘The Book of Eli’, in which tremendous value is placed on all books, and particularly the bible,…
Language is a weird thing. As one of my math professors in grad school once said, “I like using Greek letters because they remind me of alien symbols”, and as an editor of manuscripts written by non-native English speakers, I…
Much of being a competent bookseller is being a good researcher. Realistically, I don’t have enough time to read every book that passes through the doors of Haerer Books. So, my goal is to quickly absorb as much information as…
Last spring, I was fortunate enough to acquire a large collection of books on Africa from the renowned library of Esmond Bradley Martin (EBM). Martin was a noted conservationist and geographer with ties to the Carnegie steel fortune. He is…
