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This is a love letter to rare books and the people who sell them. This is a wonderful collection of tales from the author‘s time working at a rare bookshop. The book is quite humorous and wonderful to read. It‘s a quick read. I was actually a bit sad when it ended. I‘m sure there are plenty of takes he still has to tell, and I would love to hear them.
#OliverDarkshire #OnceUponATome #audiobook #readbytheauthor #books #rarebooks #bookseller

I love the discussion of sensitive books only going to buyers or institutions that are going to keep the necessary context, that racists, nazis, homophobes, etc are going to find a book store that can‘t seem to find the book they‘re looking for, or they don‘t have any books on a topic a bookshelf they‘re keeping you far away from is dedicated to. 🤣😂🤣
#OliverDarkshire #OnceUponATome #audiobook #books #rarebooks #bookseller

Everyone needs a Richard in their lives.
#OliverDarkshire #OnceUponATome #audiobook #books #rarebooks #bookseller

This sounds like academia! 🤣😂🤣
#OliverDarkshire #OnceUponATome #audiobook #books #rarebooks #bookseller

A treat for those facing The Great Waterloo Tangent in our #LesMisBuddyRead. This book was taken from the Tuileries when Napoleon deposed Louis XVIII March 1815. The handwritten notes were made by the French King himself shortly before (see the date 19 January 1815 in the top left). Blücher took it from Napoleon's carriage at Waterloo and gave it to the British liaison Sir Henry Hardinge who presented it to Lady Edgcumbe #RareBooks

The Nursery "Alice". Rare find at an Antiquarian Bookstore. Alice and all of her whimsy have always inspired that magic essence in my own life.
#AliceinWonderland #WorldofWhimsy #AntiquarianFind #RareBooks #WereAllMadHere

For those living in New York City! Brooklyn print & photo fair will be in Greenpoint in September!! 🍂🌞📖
www.brooklynbookfair.com
Saw this poster today while strolling through Boerum Hill.
#bookfair #brooklyn #greenpoint #newyorkcity #bookshopping #rarebooks #weekend #photos #readon
Who‘s going?

This came to mind for both #LostBooks & #RareBooks. I credit this as one of the school textbooks that reignited my love for poetry. I had tracked down a copy after high school, but I lost it in a house fire. It took over 15 years to find another copy! Half the book has notes pencilled in, but that just adds to the charm. #OldCoolBooks

#OldCoolBooks #rarebooks

The State Library Of Victoria on the east coast of Australia houses many rare publications. We learnt about some of them while attending a World of the Book tour at the library in October last year.

A page from the lavishly produced Book of Hours c 1480 by the Catholic Church is pictured here.

As far as #rarebooks go Rage by Richard Bachmann definitely qualifies. Stephen King pulled it from publication after the school shootings in the 80s and 90s. Now copies, if you can find them, can go for $500 on Amazon. I found the story in one of the old copies of The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels. Even in newer copies of that Rage is absent.
#OldCoolBooks @Linsy