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The Bookmark: A Guide to Collecting & Savoring Books
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Ever wanted to start collecting books? Join me as I dive into the world of rare books, book collecting, and building my own library.
- Added on: Dec 29th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Laura
- Listed in: Books History
- Tags: books fiction literature book reviews reading rare books
Recent Posts
Latest read—Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger
I loved Audrey Niffenegger’s first novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife. It is one of the most profound love stories I’ve ever read, and I remember loaning my copy to at least five friends afterwards. So when Her Fearful Symmetry came ou...
Some prize winning books of 2009 — a list
We all need methods in our lives to separate the worthwhile from the time-wasting, the valuable wheat from the useless chaff. I’m not suggesting that all other books are chaff-like (I will admit Twilight was a delicious read), but the award win...
A brilliant way to ensure you get those first editions
I discovered a great comment that had been marked by wordpress as “spam,” and I fortunately rescued it from oblivion. Vanessa from the Odyssey Bookshop commented about a fantastic scheme: Odyssey’s Signed First Edition Club. Each mo...
My newest form of reading: Book-on-Ipod
My newest fixation is the audiobook. I’ve taken a few long trips — one to Paris, and most recently holiday travel. When traveling for long periods of time, I have always brought books along but either my eyes get tired or I find I’m...
Protecting Your Dust Jacket Covers
I read once that the dust jacket comprises 80% of a book’s value. It’s a good idea to protect your dust jackets in an archival cover, so that you can read, handle, and display the books without worrying about wear to the jacket. Brodart i...
Photos of My Bookshelf
I recently rearranged the books on my shelves featuring (1) a shelf organized by color, (2) a shelf of creams and blacks, and (3) a shelf of miscellaneous school books. So I decided to post some pictures. Cleary I have been avoiding work. Anyone else...
