October Collections Post

I spend a lot of time in antique stores, second hand book shops, and flea markets, and sometimes the desire to add something to the collection overwhelms my inherent cheapness. Let's look at a few recent items added to the shelves and stacks at MPorcius HQ. I think if you click, you can see larger versions of the photos.At the most recent Big Flea event in the DMV, I think at Timonium, MD, I spent fifty bucks on this copy of Victor Arwas' Art Deco Sculpture, which is more than I like to pay for anything, but there were a bunch of images in it I had never seen before, so I ponied up the cash.At the Wonder Book in Hagerstown, MD I spent ten dollars on this paperback copy of The Collection of Alfred Stieglitz by Weston Naef, which is closer to what I like to pay for art books. Last time I checked, you can look at a scan of this book at the internet archive at this link. Whenever I am flipping through Cold War-era issues of my favorite magazine about jazz, Playboy, I read the one-panel…