Mastodawn

"Handling rare books with gloves should be illegal." www.blackdograrebooks.com/post/how-to-... #library #archives #HigherEd #research #literature #academicSky #antiquarian

michael Dec 30

In 2009, I rescued more than 100 random old books from a skip. Still have 45 of them to sell or give away: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/12/random-old-books-revisited.html

might put them up on #freegle later. #oxford #antiquarian #oldbooks

random old books revisited

Way back when (OK, it was 2009) we rescued more than 100 old books from going to landfill. We donated some to Oxfam, put some on our shelve...

michael Dec 24

I've come to the conclusion that this collection of #Schiller's #poetry was printed while the author was still alive, which boggles my mind a bit. I also managed to cobble together a plausible provenance https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/12/our-oldest-book.html #oldbooks #antiquarian #familyhistory #antiques

sebastian büttrich Dec 16

#Book #heaven #Berlin

the old #antiquarian #book store #Hennwack has reopened in #Steglitz, as a staff-led #cooperative -
antiquarian and new books, day-to-day order service, café -
a great place for #booklovers.

online orders too

so far only on old social media - but we talked about how the #fediverse could be much better for a place and team like them.

Pls boost to show them!

#literature #literatur #bücher #books
#bookworm
@bookstodon @bookwyrm

https://www.hennwack.com/international

Dr Ian McCormick Nov 21

"When the name of John Bagford is mentioned book-lovers hiss through their teeth the word Biblioclast, and in that mysterious expression lies the secret of his misdoing." ---Alfred William Pollard, Last Words on the History of the Title-page: With Notes on Some Colophons (1890) #ballads #antiquarian