I am very glad to see the e-mails from Carol and Suzanne. Two years ago, I
would have said that Worldwide was one of the best art book dealers in the US,
not only for exhibition catalogs but also for US trade and university press
titles. In fact, we were one of their biggest supporters, and I endorsed
Worldwide with many other art librarians.
The loss of Brian Gold, and several other key book people, has profoundly
affected
the company's ability to deliver, particularly in the last year. We have had
all of the problems Suzanne mentioned and more.
Jan Powell
Suzanne Freeman wrote:
> Carol, thanks for saving me from writing the same note!
>
> As an addendum, I have just lodged a complaint about recent, very important
> exhibition catalogues which were so delayed that I finally had to go
> directly to the source to acquire them. I have had the explanation from
> Worldwide that if it is a co-publication with Abrams, etc., that they are
> delayed but that a discount may be passed on to us. One of the catalogues
> that we needed is for a current show, which is not a co-publication, and it
> was not on the database. Another important title, long published, is still
> listed as NYP.
>
> I, too, hope that Worldwide can return to its former days of being
> absolutely tops in the exhibition catalogue field.
>
> Suzanne
> Suzanne Freeman
> Head Fine Arts Librarian
> Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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> Richmond, VA 23221-2466
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> FAX: (804) 340-1548
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