Honorable mention to "The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury"
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Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History | 
Honorable mention to "The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury"
pickBeautifully illustrated book about books that one way or another fit the author's description of weird - edible or wearable books, books written in blood or bound with human skin, very small or very big books, or books whose contents are strange to our eyes.
Saturday: finish The Madman's Diary and continue with Humble Pi
Sunday: start The Forgetting Time for my book club next Saturday
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I had just turned one when my father first used me as a bidder's paddle at an auction.
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He-Gassen (literally: ‘Fart Competitions‘) is a Japanese scroll of the Edo period (1603-1868) by an unknown artist.
From the tagged book.
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I spent part of my afternoon with this very strange and profusely illustrated book. I picked it up to read after finishing Dark Archives and was creepily fascinated to find that it includes illustrations of books bound in human skin. 😮
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pickWhat a great book! Really pairs well with the special collections and archives class I‘m taking. Full of all sorts of weird books and items kept in libraries and collections across the world. The pictures alone are worth checking this book out. From a story sewed into clothing and a book filled with toxic wallpaper to the worlds biggest and smallest books, even with some literary hoaxes sprinkled in, if you‘re a fan of the weird this is for you.
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Most interesting to me were the chapters covering books with cryptic writing and literary hoaxes because I love a good puzzle and a good joke. The last chapter on amusing titles was good for a chuckle. Madman‘s Library is generously filled with pictures allowing readers to fully appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship of the past. #netgalley #arc
You can‘t make this stuff up.
#catpiano. #catsoflitsy
“...books written by the ghosts of authors must be catalogued under the name of post-mortem personality, not the name of the medium who recorded the work. This means, for example, that technically speaking Shakespeare's final work was not 'The Two Noble Kinsman' (1613-1614) but 'For Jesus' Sake-by Shakespeare's Spirit'(1920). You can find it catalogued under 'Shakespeare, William (Spirit)'.“
pickWhat an utter delight this book was! What's not to love about a book about books, especially the unusual, odd and downright freaky ones! The photos are gorgeous and the text is a thoroughly entertaining mix of erudition & gentle snark.
The perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life, especially if that happens to be yourself! Your coffee table needs this book!
Photo from the section on miniature books - these are the relatively huge ones! 😳
A bit of non-fiction up next. And what a delight this promises to be! A present from my husband & daughter, I've been looking forward to it since I opened it on Christmas morning!
This book is absolutely nuts!!! But fascinating 🤣😁😁
My roller derby league did a holiday sock exchange and I got mine today!
Question for the galerie: I keep getting this add for this service on Insta. Does anyone know anything about it? I know most Insta ads are not to be fully trusted. They're called "The fussy librarian" and claim free ebooks a month in "20 genres".
