Tag Archives: Book collecting

A Mild Case of Bibliomania

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

  In this charming video below, Raymond Russell tells the story of his bibliomania, how his book collection has grown and changed over the years, and how it led to the founding of the Tartarus Press, which has published rare … Continue reading →

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Poison Book Project

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

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 →

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Yeah, That’s Me

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Intellectual Wallpaper

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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It’s Not Hoarding If It’s Books

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Happy Reading

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

    Happy Reading is publisher Penguin’s new advertising campaign celebrating the special   relationship that forms between a reader and the books they’ve treasured over the years. Happy Reading consists of a series of posters that feature the well-read, and … Continue reading →

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Just So Stories

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Just So Stories for little children Rudyard Kipling London Macmillan and Co Limited First Edition September 1902 – Reprinted October 1902 I was never a big Kipling fan as a child, but I vividly remember this particular book from the … Continue reading →

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Never Enough

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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Book Purge Pain

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Every four or five years I attempt a thinning out of my personal library through a merciless book purge. Last year I managed to ruthlessly select about 300 titles and donate the lot to my local library for the annual … Continue reading →

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Cherish Your Book Scorpions

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

  As a collector and seller of antiquarian and secondhand books, I often discover the remains of dead book scorpions. The tiny arachnids are actually pseudoscorpions and are the book lover’s friend and mostly unseen companions. Although they are harmless … Continue reading →

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