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Bookselling Between the Raindrops
by Jeffrey A. Rothermel Captain's Log August 15-16, 2026 Seminole Valley Farm Museum One weekend a year, I close my environmentally controlled and comfortable showroom and travel north to the humid and misty riverbanks of the Cedar Rapids. This was my fifth year of selling books from a tent in harmony with mother nature and her occasional outbursts. Why dare the misfortune of damaged paper from moisture? Believe it or not... nothing better than a rainy outdoor weekend of a


Iowa Map Mysteries of 1875 (Andreas Atlas)
There are two versions of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas State of Iowa which occasionally confuse both Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and human beings. This essay will touch upon some of the factors that cause variances in value in different markets.






























































































