Culann’s Hound 40: Transcendence
The Magnolia Bakery cupcake craze (triggered by cupcake consumption in Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada) is …
Tag Archives: antiquarian books
Birth of a Collection
Guides to book collecting will tell you that your collection should be focused. Here’s a sample piece of advice for aspiring …
Bibliophilly
Recently I had the pleasure of perusing old books and special collections in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and …
The Voynich Affair: Chapter 1
Since early childhood, I have been captivated by very old books and documents, especially manuscripts. There’s something about seeing the handwriting …
Not Just For Gentlemen…
Most male antiquarian booksellers fell into two categories, she had discovered: the misogynists who would be happy if a woman …
Gollum’s Bookshelf
If you’ve ever been a collector, you know that feeling. The “my precious” feeling you get when you see that …
A Book Owned by Jerome Kern
Well, how could I resist? I adore Jerome Kern. And he was quite a book collector. The book is Edward …
The Oldest Book I Own
Greek Sayings of the Kings, Generals, Philosophers and Certain Others from Plutarch and Diogenes Laertius, with Latin Translation. Published by …
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