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Bookseller Profile: Honey & Wax Booksellers
Wednesday May 15, 2013Antiquarianation — A few weeks ago, while shopping at The Manhattan Vintage Book and Ephemera Fair (a.k.a. the Shadow Show), I came across a relatively new antiquarian bookseller -- Honey & Wax Booksellers -- and was blown away... Read More
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Catalogue Review: Honey & Wax No. 1
Wednesday March 20, 2013The Book Collector — There is one first catalogue to greet, small but exceptionally ingenious and elegant. It comes from Honey & Wax Booksellers... Read More
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Honey & Wax Booksellers: Rescuing the Classics
Wednesday March 6, 2013Brooklyn Magazine — Heather O’Donnell, founder of Honey & Wax Booksellers, came to Brooklyn in 1997 to finish her dissertation... Read More
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What Makes A Book Rare -- And Do You Have One?
Saturday January 19, 2013Brooklyn Artisan — On Thursday night at the Community Bookstore on Seventh Avenue, Heather O’Donnell set out to shine a little light on the subject of rare and collectible books for more than a dozen of her Park Slope neighbors... Read More
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New Shelf Life: Indie Book Stores Carve New Niches
Friday December 7, 2012New York Post — Here’s a startling plot twist for readers: local bookstores are making a comeback... Read More
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Pete Hamill Joins Vintage Bookseller at Old Stone House Holiday Fair
Wednesday December 5, 2012Brooklyn Daily Eagle — As sales of paper books decline, some bookstore owners are trying a different marketing technique: presenting the book as an artisanal object... Read More
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Brooklyn Holiday Book Fair: Placing A Bet On “First Annual"
Tuesday December 4, 2012Brooklyn Artisan — The high-peaked room with dark exposed beams was small, off the beaten track, and crowded, but otherwise the antiquity of the Old Stone House made a perfect venue... Read More
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Catalogue Review: Honey & Wax No. 1
Wednesday October 24, 2012Fine Books and Collections — In his 84th "Moral Letter", the philosopher Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius one of the earliest, most in-depth descriptions of why we should use books as bees use flowers... Read More
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The Subconscious Landscape of the Printed Book
Wednesday October 24, 2012Hyperallergic — As book lovers mourn the dematerialization of the printed word, rare booksellers like Heather O’Donnell remain upbeat. She’s part of an ardent group of believers — a new generation of flame-tenders who are dedicated to keeping books safe... Read More
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Bright Young Things: Heather O'Donnell
Tuesday October 2, 2012Fine Books and Collections — Our series profiling the next generation of antiquarian booksellers continues today with Heather O'Donnell, proprietor of Honey and Wax Booksellers in Brooklyn... Read More
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Park Slope Woman Runs Rare Book Business in Dining Room
Thursday September 13, 2012DNAinfo — Heather O'Donnell isn't the type of rare book dealer who puts on white cotton gloves before she handles her precious volumes... Read More