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Rare Books Shops In Korea Go South
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Tongmunkwan rare book shop, one of only two left in Insadong, once Koreas largest market for antiques, artwork, and rare books. Photo by Shin Dong-yeun for Joongang Daily. Tongmunkwan is a 75-year-old bookstore in the Insadong neighborhood of Seoul, Republic of Korea . A sign in front of the shop reads, ...6 hours ago -
Bernard Black lives: conversations with a bookseller!
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phone call…. Hello, do you sell adult books? Porn? No, books with no pictures. Yes, we have a few of those. How much are they? This is just one of a series of very funny (and more than a little disturbing) conversations between a second-hand bookseller and some of his ‘customers’. The BookMine , ...19 hours ago -
Eco : Ugly
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In “History of Beauty,” Umberto Eco explored the ways in which notions of attractiveness shift from culture to culture and era to era. With ON UGLINESS, a collection of images and written excerpts from ancient times to the present, he asks: Is repulsiveness, too, in the eye of the beholder? And what do we learn ...21 hours ago -
Old Books, Chemistry, and the Science of Smellology
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A Book Patrol exclusive: Scratch n Sniff this image for “A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness." I don’t know about you, but when I have difficulty falling asleep at night, I reach for the latest issue of Analytical Chemistry . Take it from me, ...3 days ago -
New ILAB Website Makes Unofficial Debut
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The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers ( ILAB )’s website redesign is now live on the Internet. In an open letter to visitors, ILAB President, Adrian Harrington , said: “After eight years with essentially the same website, we at ILAB have decided to give it a whole new look, with greatly improved ...3 days ago -
Book It [Idiocy]
Jezebel —
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"-Hello. I have some old books for sale. -What kind of books? -Old ones. -OK. What subject areas? -Where does it say that?" (One of the conversations compiled over the years by rare book dealer The BookMine ) [ BoingBoing ]3 days ago -
The Saragossa Manuscript ( Полный пиздец )
ein hod —
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"Head movies" — those mind-bending epics like 2001 or El Topo that are supposedly best viewed under the influence — frequently require drugs just to get through them. In the case of The Saragossa Manuscript (1965), the equation is reversed; anyone going into this three-hour mind-fuck straight may well come out ...4 days ago -
"What we want is rest," said Harris
ein hod —
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HERE were four of us - George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency. We were sitting in my room, smoking, and talking about how bad we were - bad from a medical point of view I mean, of course. We were all feeling seedy, and we were getting quite nervous about it. Harris said he felt such ...4 days ago -
Preserving the literary treasures of Timbuktu
Gadling —
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Mali Mali has been getting a bad rap lately with the kidnapping of a French aid worker and travel warnings about the dangers of terrorism, all thanks to Al-Qaedas local band of nutcases. But like everywhere else there are more good people than ...5 days ago -
A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits Dickens
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Charles Dickens was in need of cash when he cranked out his beloved story "A Christmas Carol" in the six weeks before Christmas 1843. New Yorkers feeling hard times can sympathize. For the first time, they can also inspect his handwritten manuscript up close and glean insights into his creative process.5 days ago -
A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits Dickens
City Room —
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Charles Dickens was in need of cash when he cranked out his beloved story "A Christmas Carol" in the six weeks before Christmas 1843. New Yorkers feeling hard times can sympathize. For the first time, they can also inspect his handwritten manuscript up close and glean insights into his creative process.5 days ago -
Where to invest in Rare Books…
NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS —
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I’ve been thinking seriously of late about throwing more dough at books. Not that I don’t already buy enough to fill gymnasiums every week. No, I’m talking about buying fewer, more expensive, rarer books…for fun and profit. Manhattan Rare Book Co. Over the past decade I’m lucky if I’ve broken even in the ...6 days ago -
Highlighting our Special Collections
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The Special Collections at the University of Newcastle, Australia At present, Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle houses more than 32,000 volumes, many of which are very valuable and unique to Australian libraries. The existence of these Collections is largely due to the generosity of a number of ...6 days ago -
Waldo Hunt and Pop-Up Books: A Brief Overview
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Meggendorfer, Lothar. Travels of Little Lord Thumb and His Man Damian. London: H. Grevel, n.d. [1890s]. The pop-up or moveable book has come a long way since the groundbreaking work of Lothar Meggendorfer (1847-1925), the gifted Munich-based illustrator who brought visual sophistication, innovative paper ...1 week ago -
Lawaih, a Treatise on Sufism
~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog —
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Lawaih, a Treatise on Sufism- Jami, Nur-ud-din abd-Ur-rahman Hackenberg Booksellers especialises in scholarly, out of print, rare and unusual books. Place Published: London Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society Date Published: 1928 Description: Facsimile of an old ms. With a translation by E. H. Whinfield & ...1 week ago -
The Oldest Living Rare Bookseller in the World
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Muriel Craddock, 97, with daughter Kay in their family book store in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Joseph Feil. Muriel Craddock, at age 97 1/2 surely the oldest living rare bookseller in the world, has announced the re-opening of Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller , her family business in Melbourne, Australia. ...1 week ago -
$100,000 Book Found On Bathroom Shelf
Popular Fidelity —
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A very rare copy of the first edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species was discovered in a pretty unlikely location. Namely, the incredibly rare book was discovered in a bathroom, on a toilet shelf . It’s amazing just what you can find when you clean once in awhile , isn’t it? The book is ...1 week ago -
Useful Info about College Textbooks
My Personal Finance —
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Are you in college or simply a retired clerk who either has to study or has time to study? All you need are the textbooks for developing your knowledge or scientific research monographs for becoming a specialist in the field. If you are a student you will have a chance to become a processional and build your career, ...2 weeks ago -
European Rare Book Seller Exhibits at Book Fair In Dubai
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Booth at the 2009 Sharjah International Book Fair in Dubai, November 11-21, 2009 Antiquariaat Forum , an ILAB , Netherlands-based dealer of rare books, prints, maps, manuscripts and drawings, is the only rare book dealer exhibiting at the Sharjah World Book Fair in Dubai. According to Corstiaan S, Hesselink, ...2 weeks ago -
“Legitimate Contender For World’s Most Expensive Book” (Not)
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“Legitimate Contender For World’s Most Expensive Book” ? (Twelfth edition) “Hiya kids, hiya, hiya, hiya!” Froggy , the croaking - and long-croaked - gremlin, has risen from the graveyard of 50s television to pluck his magic twanger once more and bedevil a hapless victim. This time, a deluded "rare book ...2 weeks ago
