This Captain's Log entry highlights what can go wrong when no one opts to scrutinize what they have.

Book browsing in Mainz Germany. The birthplace of the Gutenberg Bible. A story of terrain over time.

by Jeffrey A. Rothermel “Given a good pitch and the right amount of capital, any educated person ought to be able to make a small secure...

The 14-month process of selling eight antiquarian Bibles. Determining when to buy and sell and a vintage book. Solving Mystery.

WWII Remembered 2023: Midwest reenactors browse Captain's Book Shoppe military history.

By Jeffrey A. Rothermel August 25, 2022 Secret rooms were things I read about in Hardy Boy novels as a kid. I spent my youthful summers...

Factors determining book values.

Captains Log, July 23, 2021. It was a week of exceptions and mystery. It started with the exception. I avoid acquiring Bibles and...

Dealing in recycled thought, occasionally the rare - original thought.

Using "Catcher in the Rye" we examine: What gives a book value? How and why do books gain or lose value over time?