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''AB Bookman's Weekly'' was a weekly trade publication begun in 1948 by Sol. M. Malkin as a publication of the R. R. Bowker Company, publisher of ''Books in Print'' and other book trade and library periodicals. In its glory days between the early 1950s and the early 1990s, ''AB'' was "the best marketplace for out-of-print books in North America."〔 〕 Nicholas Basbanes called it "the leading trade publication in the antiquarian world." 〔 〕 In addition to publishing long lists of books wanted and for sale, it included trade news, reference lists, conference announcements, and various special features concerning the book trade, librarianship, and book collecting.〔 The magazine was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11278586?selectedversion=NBD917892 )〕 == Origins == The magazine began as a column in ''Publishers Weekly'' called "Antiquarian Bookseller"; in 1948, it spun off as a separate publication, at a time when there was a flourishing mail-order business in out-of-print and second-hand books.〔Margalit Fox, ("Mary Ann Malkin, Journal Editor and Rare-Book Collector, Dies at 92." ) New York Times, 14 August 2005.〕 Malkin purchased the magazine from Bowker in 1953. It first appeared under its final title in 1967.〔 〕 For more than four decades, it was essential reading not only for used and rare booksellers, but also for acquisitions and rare book librarians, book collectors, as well as those interested in the history of books and printing. Malkin was assisted by his wife, Mary Ann O'Brian Malkin, universally known as "()," whose interest in embroidery was reflected in her many ''AB'' reviews of needlework books. In 1972, when Sol. Malkin sold the magazine to Jacob L. Chernofsky, ''AB Bookman's Weekly'' had a subscription list of more than 10,000 subscribers.〔Fox, "Mary Ann Malkin."〕 In 1985, an annual lecture in bibliography was established in Sol. M. Malkin's honor at Columbia University's School of Library Service. Sol. M. Malkin died in 1986.〔Jacob L. Chernofsky, "Sol. M. Malkin, 75, succumbs after lengthy illness";''AB Bookman's Weekly'', March 2006.〕 In 1992, the Malkin Lecture site moved with Rare Book School to the University of Virginia, where it continues as the annual Sol. M. and Mary Ann O'Brian Lecture in Bibliography. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AB Bookman's Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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