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A Legend in the Hollywood Book Trade
by Stephen J. GertzThe following appears as the Preface to this just published collaboration of Poltroon Press and Booktryst. There are legends in the Los Angeles rare and used book trade. In 1905,...
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A Rare & Used Book Shop Owner's Lament
Illustration by Arnold M. Herr ©2016Poor Mickey Tsimmis, his innocence lost in cruel Hollywood, the burg without mercy, the hamlet of vulgarity, the citywithout a soul. It's Despairsville, man, a drag...
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A Book Shop Owner As Stuntman
Illustration by Arnold M. Herr ©2016At the Megalopolis Book Shop, Mickey Tsimmis was all about customer service. No matter how potentially catastrophic the request (i.e. pulling a book from the...
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New Book: The Remarkable Martin Stone
by Stephen J. GertzBooktryst is pleased to announce the publication of its newest book and first fine press edition, The Remarkable Martin Stone: Remembering the Celebrated Rare Book Dealer and Blues...
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by Stephen J. GertzHaving recently emerged from a secret lair within British Columbia where I'd been hibernating with a sloth of grizzly bears that had adopted me, I bring news of Booktryst. Booktryst...
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Booktryst At Rare Books - LA
by Stephen J. GertzBooktryst makes its book fair debut at Rare Books Los Angeles, at the Pasadena Convention Center February 1-2, 2019.With many scarcities not seen in decades if not longer, and a...
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Catalogue 1: Rara Eros 16th-20th centuries
by Stephen J. GertzBooktryst is pleased to announce Catalogue 1: Rara Eros 16th-20th centuries.Featuring 60 items, including books and prints, it is illustrated with over 82 images, the majority in...
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John R. Payne Reviews Catalogue 1: Rara Eros
by John R. PayneJohn Payne’s most recent book is Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers, published in 2018. He is also the bibliographer of the English ornithologist and novelist, W. H. Hudson. John...
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A Bodhisattva of the Book: William Dailey
by Stephen J. GertzWith a note of sadness, Booktryst is otherwise pleased to announce its latest publication, A Bodhisattva of the Book: William Dailey, a memorial to the Southern California bookman...
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Christopher Isherwood and Me at the Gym
by Stephen J. Gertz(Written five years ago, the following has the honor of being rejected by every literary journal in California secondary to length (and perhaps certain content). Time to get it out,...
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Is This The Worst 19th C. British Novel?
by Stephen J. GertzIt’s rarely a good idea to begin a novel with a Preface. It’s never a good idea to write a Preface as apology for what is to come. And what writer in their right mind would trust...
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