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Tag Archives: Antiquarian Books
Poison Book Project
Just in case you needed another reason to wash your hands these days… The bright emerald green cloth on the books (above & below) gets its intense color from copper acetoarsenite, more commonly known as arsenic. The inorganic pigment was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Museums, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Book Binding, Book collecting, Winterthur
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Dog Days of Summer
July 12th to August 20th are the official “Dog Days of Summer,” the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which in astrology is connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.Here … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism : London
Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to visit each of the 17 wonderful bookstores in this charming short video from Abebooks. The little tour manages to cover antiquarian, secondhand, and indie community bookshops in every corner of London. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Film
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Jarndyce, London, secondhand bookshops, Skoob
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Go For The Books, Stay For The Beer
Büchermeile Düsseldorf is a mile-long book market of stalls along the banks of the river Rhine in Düsseldorf Altestadt. It happens on three weekends in the summer, the last one of this year will be September 22-23 (weather permitting of course).The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Beer, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Is It Mold ?
As a seller of collectible, antiquarian, and secondhand books, I get some very interesting queries about old books. The most common questions revolve around the value of specific titles, but I also hear from folks concerned about damage, stains, foxing, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Tech, USA
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Antiques and Collectibles, conservation, mold
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Embrace Vellichor
Revel in vellichor and forget your worries.
Back to Back
The antiquarian book above is actually two volumes in one. This rare style of binding is usually referred to as dos-a-dos, from the French “back to back”. As the term suggests, these books share the same back cover. Books bound in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Bookbinding, Publishing and Printing
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Is It Mold ?
One of the hazards in collecting and/or selling antiquarian and secondhand books is the frequent presence of mold. Active book mold is usually identifiable, as it is typically damp and fuzzy, but inactive mold can often be confused with dirt, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Tech
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Book collecting, book selling, secondhand books
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