Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association

MABA Member News

Merrill's Bookshop is fully operational with "twice as much space and twice as many books!" according to owner John Merrill. It is now located at 134 Water Street (Route 201), 2nd floor, in Hallowell.

Missing: a first edition of The Grapes of Wrath from The Booklover's Attic; Lippincott Books reports the theft of some valuable titles (read more about these and other reports of stolen books ...)

Star Cloud Press of Scottsdale, Arizona, published two books by poet Lewis Turco of Mathom Bookshop during 2004, plus a festschrift volum, to celebrate his 70th birthday in May (read more...).

Several years ago, Ed Thompson - owner of Nimue Books and Prints in Orono - decided that he had "far too much Maine inventory" and that an auction would be the best way to dispose of it... (more)

Nicols Fox, owner of Rue Cottage Books, examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context in her new book, Against the Machine: The Hidden Luddite Tradition in Literature, Art and Individual Lives (more about Against the Machine...)

Robert Sezak, the proprietor of RE-BOOKS, has relocated beneath "The Children's Bookseller" at 25 East Concourse in Waterville, just steps up the block from his former storefront. (As one faces the old RE-BOOKS entrance, turn right and head up the block toward Silver Street.) RE-BOOKS will still be located in a downstairs shop, but the lighting is better and the space is more spacious and inviting. "Please stop by for a peek and a browse," says Sezak. "Even though my bookstore will still be a work in progress, shopping will be pleasant."

News, Notes and Happenings
General Info The 2006-2007 MABA printed directory is available. For copies, please contact Jim Logan, the MABA president, at Twice-Sold Tales, (207) 778-4411, or jimlogan@tds.net and leave your mailing address. You can also download the directory directly from the MABA web site - the member information is continuously updated there. If you wish at any time to make a change or addition to your listing on the web site, please email Virginia Peckham at webmaster@mainebooksellers.org.	Welcome, New Members! • Bickerstaff's Maps and Books • Chapter Two Books • Priscilla Juvelis, Inc. in Kennebunkport - Priscilla Juvelis • Record Connection in Waterville - Robert Richard, Jr. • Scottie's Bookhouse in Hancock - Michael Riggs • Shoestring Books in Norway - Harry, Joanna & Vanessa Reese
MABA News A new, non-voting, category, Associate Member, was created at the MABA meeting in November 2003. This will include establishments such as bookbinders, book appraisers, book auctioneers and others that support and enhance the used and rare book business. The voting members are now called Book Dealer Members. (All members of MABA approved as of November 30, 2001, are considered Book Dealer Members and will retain their voting privileges.) A listing in the annual MABA printed membership directory and on the MABA web site costs $100 (including the $10 membership fee); to list only on the web site for one year costs $55 (including the $10 membership fee). To become a Book Dealer member of MABA, a candidate must: Provide a copy of his or her current Maine resale certificate. Have had a Maine resale certificate in the used book business for at least one year. Agree to make his or her stock physically available to the MABA membership for perusal and/or purchase. Be recommended by at least two MABA members in good standing. These members must view the candidate's stock and submit signed letters of recommendation to the current MABA president. Provide the location and mailing address of the business, the name of the business and group shop if so located, and the approximate number of volumes. Be voted in at one of MABA's two semiannual meetings (November and May). Pay the annual membership fee of $10. To become an Associate Member of MABA, a candidate must: Provide a copy of his or her current Maine resale certificate. Have been a business that supports the used book business for at least one year. Be recommended by at least two MABA members in good standing. These members must submit signed letters of recommendation to the current MABA president. Provide the name, location and mailing address of the business. Be voted in at one of MABA's two semiannual meetings (November and May). Pay the annual membership fee $10. At the May 2003 membership meeting, it was decided that booksellers who offer their stock only on the Web may become full Book Dealer members so long as they satisfy the membership requirements. Internet-only booksellers will not be listed in the annual printed directory, since by definition theirs is not an open shop. However, they are welcome to list their business on the MABA web site, mainebooksellers.org, for an annual fee of $55 (including the $10 membership fee).	MABA Member News Merrill's Bookshop is fully operational with "twice as much space and twice as many books!" according to owner John Merrill. It is now located at 134 Water Street (Route 201), 2nd floor, in Hallowell. Missing: a first edition of The Grapes of Wrath from The Booklover's Attic; Lippincott Books reports the theft of some valuable titles (read more about these and other reports of stolen books ...) Star Cloud Press of Scottsdale, Arizona, published two books by poet Lewis Turco of Mathom Bookshop during 2004, plus a festschrift volum, to celebrate his 70th birthday in May (read more...). Several years ago, Ed Thompson - owner of Nimue Books and Prints in Orono - decided that he had "far too much Maine inventory" and that an auction would be the best way to dispose of it... (more) Nicols Fox, owner of Rue Cottage Books, examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context in her new book, Against the Machine: The Hidden Luddite Tradition in Literature, Art and Individual Lives (more about Against the Machine...) Robert Sezak, the proprietor of RE-BOOKS, has relocated beneath "The Children's Bookseller" at 25 East Concourse in Waterville, just steps up the block from his former storefront. (As one faces the old RE-BOOKS entrance, turn right and head up the block toward Silver Street.) RE-BOOKS will still be located in a downstairs shop, but the lighting is better and the space is more spacious and inviting. "Please stop by for a peek and a browse," says Sezak. "Even though my bookstore will still be a work in progress, shopping will be pleasant."
Our "News & Notices" page is a quick and easy way of posting information that you would want us all to know. If you wish to make a posting, contact Ian Kahn at MABAwebsiteinfo@luxmentis.com.