April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Celebrate Black History Month
#blackhistorymonth 💙
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
#blackhistorymonth 💙
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#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
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February 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Celebrate Black History Month
#blackhistorymonth 💙
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
#blackhistorymonth 💙
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
January 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Hello Bluesky, we've finally made it! Follow Marsh's Library for quality rare books content and terrible jokes #RareBooks #Libraries
December 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Hello Bluesky, we've finally made it! Follow Marsh's Library for quality rare books content and terrible jokes #RareBooks #Libraries
So Northern Illinois University Library is looking for a metadata librarian/cataloger. $70k, and you'd be working primarily on the special collections that I helped to build while I worked there, along with some amazing Southeast Asian holdings. employment.niu.edu/postings/87516
Metadata Librarian/Assistant Professor (#6539)
The Metadata Librarian will take the lead on creating original metadata for analog and digital resources in all languages and formats, coordinate metadata outsourcing and batch loading, set department...
employment.niu.edu
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Squished (sixteenth-century?) spider in a vast 11-volume edition of the works of St Augustine (Basel, 1506) @theulspeccoll.bsky.social (Peterborough.A.6.1-6). #spider #marginalia #saints #christianity #rarebooks #augustine #collecting #basel
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Squished (sixteenth-century?) spider in a vast 11-volume edition of the works of St Augustine (Basel, 1506) @theulspeccoll.bsky.social (Peterborough.A.6.1-6). #spider #marginalia #saints #christianity #rarebooks #augustine #collecting #basel
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Tiny title page pasted in Jan Moretus’ New Years gift for Christophe Plantin with title pages of all editions printed at the time at the Plantin Press.
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
October 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tiny title page pasted in Jan Moretus’ New Years gift for Christophe Plantin with title pages of all editions printed at the time at the Plantin Press.
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
Title page of the book ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #insectart #bookhistory #rarebooks
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #insectart #bookhistory #rarebooks
September 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Title page of the book ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #insectart #bookhistory #rarebooks
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
#naturalhistory #insectart #bookhistory #rarebooks
Stil life of untrimmed pages with proof corrections of the Polyglot bible
#rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory 📚📜💙
#rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory 📚📜💙
March 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Stil life of untrimmed pages with proof corrections of the Polyglot bible
#rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory 📚📜💙
#rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory 📚📜💙
😼 "We're all mad here!" ~Cheshire Cat 😼
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
#LewisCarroll #rarebooks #bibliophile #antiquebooks #Kidlitart #BookSky #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #PicturebookSky #Kidlitart #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #KidLitCommunity #writerslift #Blueskycommunity #writerslift
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
#LewisCarroll #rarebooks #bibliophile #antiquebooks #Kidlitart #BookSky #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #PicturebookSky #Kidlitart #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #KidLitCommunity #writerslift #Blueskycommunity #writerslift
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
😼 "We're all mad here!" ~Cheshire Cat 😼
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
#LewisCarroll #rarebooks #bibliophile #antiquebooks #Kidlitart #BookSky #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #PicturebookSky #Kidlitart #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #KidLitCommunity #writerslift #Blueskycommunity #writerslift
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
#LewisCarroll #rarebooks #bibliophile #antiquebooks #Kidlitart #BookSky #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #PicturebookSky #Kidlitart #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #KidLitCommunity #writerslift #Blueskycommunity #writerslift
Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
October 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #bibliophile #history #BookTwitter #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #18thcentury #rarebooks #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
"I WANT MYSTERIOUS GLYPHS AND SIGILS!"
(Me too, Calvin....Me too.)
#RareBooks #speccolls #CalvinAndHobbes
#VoynichManuscript #Voynich 🗃️📜
(Me too, Calvin....Me too.)
#RareBooks #speccolls #CalvinAndHobbes
#VoynichManuscript #Voynich 🗃️📜
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"I WANT MYSTERIOUS GLYPHS AND SIGILS!"
(Me too, Calvin....Me too.)
#RareBooks #speccolls #CalvinAndHobbes
#VoynichManuscript #Voynich 🗃️📜
(Me too, Calvin....Me too.)
#RareBooks #speccolls #CalvinAndHobbes
#VoynichManuscript #Voynich 🗃️📜
Celebrating Black History
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
February 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Celebrating Black History
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
#booksky #bookstore #books
#ashlandbookexchange
#usedbooks #rarebooks
#ashlandoregon #shoplocal
#smallbusiness
Amazed by this 17th-century (!) miniature book in a contemporary binding 🤩
#earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory 📚💙
#earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory 📚💙
Het bloem-hofje uit 1673, met kalfsleren band en zilveren sloten.
November 30, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Amazed by this 17th-century (!) miniature book in a contemporary binding 🤩
#earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory 📚💙
#earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory 📚💙
Oh nothing fancy... Just an 18th-century binding with a crimson velvet spine and engraved silver-gilt plaques on both boards...
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
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#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
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September 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Oh nothing fancy... Just an 18th-century binding with a crimson velvet spine and engraved silver-gilt plaques on both boards...
#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
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#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
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"'I like good, strong words that mean something!'
~Jo March"
~Little Women, 1868
#LouisaMayAlcott #rarebooks #bibliophile #YAFiction #Feminist #ladiesoflit #ClassicLit #ClassicBooks #BookSky #BlueSkyCommunity #KidLitSky #BookClub #KidLitChat
#books #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #writerslift
~Jo March"
~Little Women, 1868
#LouisaMayAlcott #rarebooks #bibliophile #YAFiction #Feminist #ladiesoflit #ClassicLit #ClassicBooks #BookSky #BlueSkyCommunity #KidLitSky #BookClub #KidLitChat
#books #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #writerslift
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"'I like good, strong words that mean something!'
~Jo March"
~Little Women, 1868
#LouisaMayAlcott #rarebooks #bibliophile #YAFiction #Feminist #ladiesoflit #ClassicLit #ClassicBooks #BookSky #BlueSkyCommunity #KidLitSky #BookClub #KidLitChat
#books #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #writerslift
~Jo March"
~Little Women, 1868
#LouisaMayAlcott #rarebooks #bibliophile #YAFiction #Feminist #ladiesoflit #ClassicLit #ClassicBooks #BookSky #BlueSkyCommunity #KidLitSky #BookClub #KidLitChat
#books #WritingCommunity #childrensbooks #writerslift
ESTC is back online in a new beta version hosted by CERL: datb.cerl.org/estc/ #RareBooks #BookHistory #Skystorians #GLAM 📚📜
English Short Title Catalogue
datb.cerl.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
ESTC is back online in a new beta version hosted by CERL: datb.cerl.org/estc/ #RareBooks #BookHistory #Skystorians #GLAM 📚📜
Mythical creatures from Konrad von Megenberg’s ‘Buch der natur.’ Augsburg: Johannes Bämler, second ed, 1478.
I saw this book at McGill Library.
#Buchdernatur #naturalhistory #incunabula #historyofbooks #rarebooks
I saw this book at McGill Library.
#Buchdernatur #naturalhistory #incunabula #historyofbooks #rarebooks
April 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Mythical creatures from Konrad von Megenberg’s ‘Buch der natur.’ Augsburg: Johannes Bämler, second ed, 1478.
I saw this book at McGill Library.
#Buchdernatur #naturalhistory #incunabula #historyofbooks #rarebooks
I saw this book at McGill Library.
#Buchdernatur #naturalhistory #incunabula #historyofbooks #rarebooks
I just graduated with an MLS in Library Science, specializing in Rare Books and Manuscripts from Indiana University-Bloomington!
Now, to finish that English PhD dissertation.... 😅
#AcademicSky #MedievalSky #BookTok #RareBooks
Now, to finish that English PhD dissertation.... 😅
#AcademicSky #MedievalSky #BookTok #RareBooks
May 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I just graduated with an MLS in Library Science, specializing in Rare Books and Manuscripts from Indiana University-Bloomington!
Now, to finish that English PhD dissertation.... 😅
#AcademicSky #MedievalSky #BookTok #RareBooks
Now, to finish that English PhD dissertation.... 😅
#AcademicSky #MedievalSky #BookTok #RareBooks
Collecting bookbindings made from reused medieval manuscript fragments offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of recycling and craftsmanship. Each cover tells a dual story: the book it protects and the manuscript it once was. #BookHistory #RareBooks #MedievalManuscripts
November 16, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Collecting bookbindings made from reused medieval manuscript fragments offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of recycling and craftsmanship. Each cover tells a dual story: the book it protects and the manuscript it once was. #BookHistory #RareBooks #MedievalManuscripts
We have finally completed the digitization of this unique work, so as of now it is available online for all #earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory people to enjoy!
☞ dams1.antwerpen.be/asset/KIataT...
☞ dams1.antwerpen.be/asset/KIataT...
April 24, 2026 at 5:18 AM
We have finally completed the digitization of this unique work, so as of now it is available online for all #earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory people to enjoy!
☞ dams1.antwerpen.be/asset/KIataT...
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Todd Pratum owned bookshops in the hippie Haight and high-end Healdsburg. Leaving his apartment of 20 years would mean offloading his extensive collection.
13,000 rare occult books for sale: Inside the home of a bookseller facing eviction in Oakland
Todd Pratum owned bookshops in the hippie Haight and high-end Healdsburg. Leaving his apartment of 20 years would mean offloading his extensive collection.
oaklandside.org
June 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This beautiful binding around a 16th-century miscellaneous work (R5A15277) is sure to be appreciated – figuratively speaking – by bibliophiles. And it was apparently enjoyed – literally – by bookworms. #rarebooks #tomorrowsresearch
May 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This beautiful binding around a 16th-century miscellaneous work (R5A15277) is sure to be appreciated – figuratively speaking – by bibliophiles. And it was apparently enjoyed – literally – by bookworms. #rarebooks #tomorrowsresearch
Burt Bacharach Archive Acquired by Library of Congress www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
Burt Bacharach Archive Acquired by Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of songwriter and composer Burt Bacharach whose songs are best known for influencing popular music starting in the late 1950s.
www.finebooksmagazine.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:56 PM