Ex Libris: A Latin mark meaning "From the books of..."

In antiquarian fairy tales, these plates add a personal layer of history. They bridge the gap between the fantastic worlds inside the pages and the real people who once held and cherished them.

Here is a glimpse into some provenance of my collection.

#Bibliophile #Antiquarian #ExLibris #BookHistory #FairyTaleCollector #BookIllustration #FairyTaleArt
#Bookplate #OldBooks #FairyTales #PixelFedBooks #RareBooks

Armed with paintbrushes, volunteers try to preserve rare books at Gaza City's Omari library
A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it's about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-library-war-9.7163599?cmp=rss

Armed with paintbrushes, volunteers try to preserve rare books at Gaza City's Omari library
A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it's about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-library-war-9.7163599?cmp=rss

The catalog from James Cummins of the books from my late husband David Hartwell's collection has just come out. Check it out! Buy 3 of everything! My kids need shoes! #booksky #sciencefiction #books #rarebooks www.jamescumminsbookseller.com/searchResult...

Kate Holland binding on Peter Koch's, Fragments of Parmenides. Photograph inside depicts refugees making the same crossing from Turkey to Greece nearly 2500 years later that Parmenides’s family made. #nyabaa26 #booktok #rarebooks #finepress #designbinding #artistbooks #bookarts

92 year old Professor Wallace Kirsop has spent a life time studying old, rare books. He is passionate about the importance of retaining the physical object as a recent discovery in a 1497 copy of Dante's Divine Comedy at the University of Sydney Library demonstrates.
#Melbourne #Sydney #Histodons #libraries #books #RareBooks
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/22/melbourne-rare-books-expert-wallace-kirsop

Xtian nationalism has been an anathema for a long while. Ran across this while sorting things heading to auction.
Patti Smith could be my daughter?!?! That’s a feature, not a bug. #rarebooks #nowhitewashinghistory