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Remarkable Books
Remarkable Books: The World's Most Beautiful and Historic Works | DK
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A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. From ancient masterpieces such as The Art of War, written on the leaves of bamboo, to the stunningly illustrated Birds of America, to Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, Remarkable Books delves into the stories behind the most incredible tomes ever produced, offering an insight into their wider social and cultural context, and is chronologically ordered to demonstrate the synergies between the growth in human knowledge and the bookmaking process. Alongside breathtaking images of the books and manuscripts themselves, close-up views draw out interesting features, which are discussed in greater detail, while biographies tell the lives of the people who produced them.
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Kimberlone
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Shared by @strandbookstore on Instagram!

Cupcake12 True words x 5y
britt_brooke 💚 5y
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SMayWrites
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Pickpick

This book had some fantastic information. It covers 80 books that were remarkably influential or particularly beautiful in nature. I loved the segments on The Books of The Dead, The Book of Kells and Darwin's On the Origin of Species. There were many more too, such as Alice in Wonderland, Le Petite Prince and the Gutenberg Bible. Check it out if you love books 😉

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Dianeham
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The revolution is not a dinner party!

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LeahBergen
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Gah!!!!!! 😍😍😍

So, I won the lovely @robinb ‘s #AllTheRightStuffGiveaway and this was my surprise book!!!!

Thank you so very much, my friend!! It‘s breathtakingly gorgeous and I had to force myself to put it down to make this post. You were far too generous (but I‘m thrilled to bits). 😘😘😘

#BooksAboutBooks

CSeydel 😍😍 7y
elkeOriginal Well, that book found the PERFECT home with you!! 7y
PenguinInFlight 😍😍😍That‘s amazing!! 7y
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britt_brooke How nice!! @robinb 7y
FantasyChick Sooo pretty 😍😍 7y
readordierachel Awesome! 7y
rockpools Oooh! That definitely looks like a Leah book. 7y
jenmoody23 Awesome! 7y
AceOnRoam Looks beautiful. Congratulations. 7y
AceOnRoam @Redheadrambles should we tell Neale about this book? 7y
AmyG Wow! 7y
Redheadrambles @AceOnRoam hahaha maybe !? Does he even know about Litsy ?? 7y
AceOnRoam @Redheadrambles maybe just tag the book on Goodreads LOL. He's only just discovered indiespensible. Don't want to overwhelm him! 7y
rubyslippersreads @elkeo That's just what I thought—that book will feel right at home with @LeahBergen 😄 7y
robinb Wow, it got there earlier than expected!!! I didn‘t even get an email notice that it was near you. 🤷🏻‍♀️😄 So glad it made it safely, and it IS gorgeous! I think I need to add it to my own TBR! Lol 😉😉 Enjoy, my friend! 😘🤗❤️ 7y
robinb @britt_brooke 👍😊 7y
Jess_Read_This Oh my... that is one fine book! 7y
Louise How gorgeous! 😍 7y
GrilledCheeseSamurai Preeeeeeetty. 😍 7y
wanderinglynn So fun & what a beautiful addition to your library! 7y
writerlibrarian It's so you. 😁 7y
kspenmoll Absolutely gorgeous & as @writerlibrarian 7y
Melissa_J That‘s lovely 😍 7y
emilyhaldi Beautiful!!! 7y
batsy Wow, that's lovely! 💕 7y
Cathythoughts That is really something ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
RaimeyGallant Congrats! 7y
Sarah83 Gorgeous 😍 7y
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rustoryhuf
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I found this title in a bookstore and stood in awe. Not only the subject matter, “the worlds most beautiful and historic works,” but the cover itself. Momma wants!

LeahBergen I want this one, too. 👍🏻 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 7y
Sarah83 Me too 😍 7y
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Apinlibraryland
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What am I celebrating? It‘s been about three weeks since I‘ve seen the wood of my coffee table. Lol (cleaning isn‘t really my strong suit).

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Bibliogeekery
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Stack of antique books. The lighting was low and Victorian in this house filled with antiques so it was hard to take good pictures. The books though! 😍📚

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Bibliogeekery
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A gorgeous antique prayer book in the house full of antiques that my family had dinner in last night. 😍📚

Blaire Beautiful! 7y
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Bibliogeekery
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Last night my family and I had dinner in this amazing house full of antiques. It's hard to see in the picture but the four objects along the front are tiny, delicate prayer books. Tiny books 😍😍😍😍

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BookishMarginalia
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I want! What‘s not to like about an illustrated, oversized book about beautiful books? #TBRtemptation #DK

jpmcwisemorgan Oh that‘s pretty! 7y
Smarkies This is definitely a TBR temptation. 😍😍 7y
lauralovesbooks1 I have picked this one up several times, but so far I have resisted. Not sure how much longer I wi be able to hold out. 😁 7y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
ailynk But Euclid collection isn't complete!! 7y
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Palimpsest
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Just thought I‘d share my books and gift card I received for Christmas this year. I absolutely love reading books about books and so I am especially excited to delve into Remarkable Books, which had been on my wish list! Very happy with the vintage Sarte, Agatha Christie, and French Christmas stories, too! 📚

vivastory I've noticed Remarkable Books on here a lot recently. Just reserved a copy at b&n! 7y
LeahBergen I love #BooksAboutBooks , too. ❤️ 7y
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Apinlibraryland
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Pickpick

This book is STUNNING! Go out and get it immediately. @CatLass007 thank you again!!! #secretsantagoespostal #wintersolsticebookexchange

CatLass007 I have it in my Amazon shopping cart. 7y
MrBook Oooh! 😁 7y
Mdargusch I need this! 7y
Avanders Coooooool 👏🏽👏🏽 7y
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Apinlibraryland
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Thank you, @CatLass007 for the very lovely and generous books and bookish goodies! I LOVE everything!!!! Happy Holidays! #secretsantagoespostal #wintersolsticebookexchange

BookBabe 😁❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎄🎁 Awesome! We‘ve had our eyes on that Books book! 😃 7y
MrBook Wow! 😳😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
CatLass007 I‘m so glad you love it! You didn‘t have the dangerous women book on your TBR but I bought three copies so you get to get one! (edited) 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! I know I've already posted this book as a temptation before, but it garnered a lot of attention and others who haven't seen it may want to. 250 pages of thick, lush, over-sized pictures for your viewing pleasure ?. Presented here are 75 books and their most celebrated, rare, and seminal editions. Each has accompanying essays. From "The Art of War" to Mao's Little Red Book. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

LeahBergen I want! 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 1! Just released. This is an absolutely gorgeous illustrated coffee table book about 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced. From "The Art of War" to Mao's "Little Red Book", each tome's story is told. Arranged in chronological order. Also discusses the bookmaking process. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

batsy 😍 7y
CharissaWeaksAuthor Well, I need that. ❤️ 7y
shawnmooney Need! Want! 7y
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Gina The printer did a fabulous job on that, gorgeous 7y
Cinfhen That cover!!!! My God!!! It's unbelievable 😍😍😍😍 7y
Eggs Beautiful beautiful 💕 7y
mrp27 😍😍😍😍 7y
BookBabe I was going to post this but you beat me to it! 😂 👏🏻 Looks awesome, right? 7y
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