Today's find of Happy Baby: Words by Roger Priddy — Good. $60 at eBay, 51% under comparable copies (median $121).
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@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialToday's find of Happy Baby: Words by Roger Priddy — Good. $60 at eBay, 51% under comparable copies (median $121).
@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialSome of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
@geeknative.bsky.socialFinding a rare first edition book in a charity shop is a common dream. The truth is that condition and historical connections dictate the market. See why one unread copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic broke auction records. #RareBooks
@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.socialGood morning to everyone, but especially to all the foxes, for today is their special day!
To celebrate National Fox Day, here is an illustration of a fox from the book 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc.
📷 Reserve 590 BUF
@antykwariatatticus.bsky.socialAn 1861 Vilnius edition of Princess Izabela Czartoryska's "Pilgrim of Dobromil" — a landmark of Polish patronage-culture literature, illustrated by Wincenty Smokowski. Fine copy, original binding. #Poland #PolishHistory #RareBooks
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@bhgross144.bsky.social#ICYMI: Tonight @amertrustbl.bsky.social is hosting a conversation b/w @cnlibrarian.bsky.social & Philip Palmer about an Oscar Wilde exhibition that opened at the Morgan Library in September 2001.
#RareBooks #SpecColls #BookSky 🗃️📜📚
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialFirst edition of The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — $250 at Churchill Book Collector, 44% under comparable copies (median $450).
@jasonwdean.comA belated Spencer Library #newacq thread here: a Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, created in circa 1430 (Pryce MS D1). A wonderful addition to our MSS holdings, and a good companion to the Vosper Hours. Let's start with the Crucifixion and the opening line of text: 📜 #libsky #rarebooks #booksky
@forumrarebooks.bsky.socialIt is a great pleasure to present our catalogue for the Berlin Rare Book Fair (September 18-20, Stand 6).
80+ interesting #rarebooks #manuscripts #broadsides #drawings on Botany, Cartopgraphy, Antiquity, Early Printing, Exploration, History, Horses, Militaria, Religion, Science, Topography, etc.
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialFirst edition of The Day Of The Locust by Nathanael West — $1,000 at Second Story Books, 69% under comparable copies (median $3,250).
@jesuitarchives.bsky.social♻️ For #NationalRecyclingWeek we’re revisiting our blog post on the bookbinding industry in the 17th century, and the ways binders reduced waste, reused materials and made the most of available resources.
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialToday's find of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — £495 at Adrian Harrington Rare Books, 97% under comparable copies (median £19,500).
@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialIT'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...
@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialIT'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...
@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialToday's find of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens — $75 at Phillip J. Pirages, 91% under comparable copies (median $850).
@jesuitarchives.bsky.social📢 New blog post alert!
Read a recent volunteer’s perspective on discovering, handling, and working with eighteenth-century books.
@wisdompedlars.bsky.socialMarbled endpapers in some of our books for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #endpapers #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions
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@rarebooksintel.bsky.socialToday's find of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 1985 — Very Good. $83 at eBay, 63% under comparable copies (median $225).
@katiedflanagan.bsky.socialCome and work for us @sciencemuseum.org.uk! We're looking for a Librarian to provide access and engagement with a wide range of audiences to our #library, #archives and #rarebooks. Permanent, PT (28 hrs pw) role. #libraryjobs
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