If I was wrapping up 2016 as a gift for myself, I would definitely be using the Literary Gift Company’s ‘It might be a book!’ gift paper.… Read more “Wrapping up the year 2016 and looking forward to more books “
Category: Bookseller spotlight
Interesting books sales of 2016
My picks of interesting sales in the book world from 2016. This information is via Abe Books and Fine Books Magazine and are credited as such: Alice’s Adventures in… Read more “Interesting books sales of 2016”
Book spotlight: The elusive book of 2016; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
This First Edition published by the Folio Society 1968*, is a very scarce edition of a well known classic. Decorative cloth cover with line drawing design and green lettering. In… Read more “Book spotlight: The elusive book of 2016; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald”
Book Collector’s Spotlight: A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster This is a beautiful 20th century rich cream cloth binding over boards, with illustrated front board and Publishers slip… Read more “Book Collector’s Spotlight: A Passage to India by E. M. Forster”
Book Collector’s spotlight: Daisy Miller by Henry James
This is a beautiful 20th century cream cloth quarter-binding with marbled paper covered boards, and red lettering on spine. With slip case and Sandglass newsletter. Illustrations and… Read more “Book Collector’s spotlight: Daisy Miller by Henry James”
Book Collector’s spotlight: Shakespeare cloth binding
Tales from Shakespeare (Illustrated Rackham), by Charles & Mary Lamb A very clean copy with illustrated cream and blue cloth covered boards of Titania & Bottom , with matching… Read more “Book Collector’s spotlight: Shakespeare cloth binding”
