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@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:32 AM

Happy World Dream Day! ๐Ÿ’ญ

What did you last dream about?

These dream interpretations can be found in the book 'Nummits and Crummits: Devonshire Customs, Characteristics, and Folk-lore' by Sarah Hewett (1900).

๐Ÿ“ท Baring-Gould Library 0454

#WorldDreamDay #Devon #Folklore #RareBooks

Opened book lying on a book cushion, held open by a snake weight. The opened pages list interpretations for dreams about angels, babies, bells, bees, carriages, cats, cards, dancing, the dead, ducks, eggs, empty vessels, eating, fish, fire, flowers, garden, glass, gold, hares, horses, ivy, inns, and jackdaws.
@spectatorul.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:23 PM

๐Ÿ“œ โ€žBizanศ› dupฤƒ Bizanศ›โ€: 22 de ediศ›ii de carte veche dedicate Imnului Acatist, la 1400 de ani de la compunere, la Biblioteca Centralฤƒ Universitarฤƒ. Articol complet pe site. #RareBooks #Byzantine #Bucharest

@amoonacreativ.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 2:21 PM

A rare find in English-language Chinese picture books.
Amazon Link: a.co/d/02zjhPq0
#kidlit #booktok #bedtimestory #picturebook #folklore #rarebooks

@tljenson.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 11:41 AM

www.ebay.com/itm/27840418... #GeorgesSimenon #FirstEdition #AmericanOmnibus #VintageHardcover #LiteraryFiction #BookCollector #MidCenturyLiterature
#HarcourtBrace #RareBooks

@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:51 AM

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the gorillas, for today is their special day!

To celebrate World Gorilla Day, here is an engraving of a gorilla from the book 'The Illustrated Natural History' (1863) by J. G. Wood.

๐Ÿ“ท Reserve 590.2/WOO

#WorldGorillaDay #GorillaDay #RareBooks

Cropped image from a book showing an engraving of gorilla moving along a branch or fallen tree trunk. The gorilla has a muscular, stocky build, and powerful arms that are longer than its legs.
@prettylines.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:31 PM

Iโ€™m so grateful for all the supportive people out there who believe in Dorothy in Oz, a limited edition of only 500 copies.
Learn more by exploring the campaign page. With 7 days left, anything is possible!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wim...
#childrenbooks #kidlit #collectiblebooks #rarebooks

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@rarebookschool.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 8:13 PM

RBS is currently accepting applications for the following funding opportunities:

โ€”๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—•๐—ฆ-๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€

โ€”๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— . ๐—–. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Details at: rarebookschool.org/scholarships-fellowships

#BookSky #RareBooks

A graphic topped by a horizontal black bar features a photo of a group of people standing amongst library stacks full of books bound in bright reds, oranges, yellows, and blues. In the upper right corner is the RBS logo. The man in the foreground holds a large book with a gilded leather binding in his hands. Text reads, โ€œApplications are now open for the following RBS scholarships & fellowships: All RBS-awarded scholarships for both first-time and returning RBS students. Applications due by Sunday, 1 November 2026. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources, a two-year fellowship for faculty, librarians, and curators at U.S. liberal arts colleges and small universities. Applications due by Sunday, 6 December 2026. Learn more about these and other RBS funding opportunities at rarebookschool.org/scholarships-fellowships.โ€
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:00 PM

First edition of A Hasty Bunch by Robert Mcalmon โ€” $400 at Second Story Books, 43% under comparable copies (median $700).

https://rarebooks.sector-intel.com/listing.html?id=6510497&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily

#RareBooks #BookSky

@zannavanloon.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:31 AM

Oh nothing fancy... Just an 18th-century binding with a crimson velvet spine and engraved silver-gilt plaques on both boards...

#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“œ
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@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 9:20 AM

Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...

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@tljenson.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 8:36 AM

www.ebay.com/itm/27840116... #InspectorMaigret #Simenon #Maigret #RareBooks #VintageBooks #BookCollector #MysteryFiction #DetectiveNovel #PoliceProcedural #Omnibus

@aldenlibdigital.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

#Shelfie time! Welcome #RareBooks UG interns & GA!

UG interns:
-C Burt, Hist/Music/German โ€™27.
-L Honkomp, English Lit Writing/Art Hist/Italian cert โ€™27.
-T Raulerson, Linguistics/Latin/Classics โ€™27.
GA M Moore, Lit Hist PhD/WGSS cert โ€™29.

bit.ly/mahnblog-2026-rarebooks-students
#MahnBlogMonday

Intern Conrad Burt standing in front of a shelf in the rare books collection. He is a fair skinned man with short brown hair and mustache smiling at the camera. He is wearing a grey pattern shirt of tiny checks with polo collar. Lucas Honkomp in front of a shelf containing various books included in the Lafcadio Hearn Authorโ€™s Collection. He is a fair skinned man with very curly medium brown hair and nose ring wearing a zipped up grey hoodie.Shelfie of Thomas Raulerson in front of books written by several classical authors, including Ovid, Pliny, Seneca, and Quintilian. He is a fair skinned man in glasses with short brown hair and beard wearing a light colored ball cap with a barrel on it, and grey t-shirt.GA Mary Moore Shelfie in front of multi-colored paperback magazines on a shelf with call number flags sticking out of the top. She is a fair skinned woman with long brown hair, has glasses tucked in her hair, is wearing a navy and white shirt, and is wearing gold ginkgo leaf earrings.
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 2:00 PM

Today's find of English Binding Before 1500 by G. D Hobson โ€” $50 at Oak Knoll Books, 64% under comparable copies (median $140).

https://rarebooks.sector-intel.com/listing.html?id=6239415&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily

#RareBooks #BookSky

@oa.swiss.social.ap.brid.gySep 22, 2026, 12:22 PM

RE: https://swiss.social/@oa/117206338393710826

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Der Download von verlinkten Named Entities in e-rara-Volltexten fรผr Einzeltitel oder รผber den Gesamtbestand ist jetzt dokumentiert auf https://www.e-rara.ch/wiki/apiinfo > "Download von Entitรคten"

#ner #nel #gnd #erara #rarebooks #altedrucke #ocr

@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the rhinos, for today is their special day!

To celebrate World Rhino Day, here is an illustration of a rhinoceros from the book 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc.

๐Ÿ“ท Reserve 590 BUF

#WorldRhinoDay #RhinoDay #RareBooks

Colour illustration of a rhinoceros in side profile.
@forumrarebooks.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 2:31 PM

Born #onthisday in 1452: controversial Dominican friar, puritanical proto-reformer, philosopher & ruler of Florence, Girolamo Savonarola. Depicted here is our copy of an early edition of his most famous work, Triumphus crucis. Find out more:

www.forumrarebooks.com/item/savonar...

#rarebooks

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@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 11:23 AM

Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...

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@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 7:23 AM

IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #history #books #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #naturalhistory #religion #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...

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@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 2:00 PM

Today's find of Boeing 747: A History: Delivering The Dream by Martin W. Bowman โ€” Very Good. $71 at eBay, 60% under comparable copies (median $179).

https://rarebooks.sector-intel.com/listing.html?id=6223538&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily

#RareBooks #BookSky

@zannavanloon.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 3:35 PM

Failed attempt to make my posts less beigeโ€ฆ

Two decorated examples of binderโ€™s waste: one a late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century printed fragment and the other a sixteenth-century manuscript leaf.

#bookhistory #earlymodern #rarebooks ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“œ

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