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Book Row

An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade

by Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador ...

The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly
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Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells

The Best of Early Vanity Fair

Edited by Graydon Carter, David Friend ...

Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era.Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers’ Row of the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era.Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers’ Row of the
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The Madman's Library

The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

by Edward Brooke-Hitching ...

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history.From the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a unique and beautifully illustrated journey through the history of literature. The Madman's Library delves into its darkest territories to hunt down the ... Read more

$2.69 USD

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history.From the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a unique and beautifully illustrated journey through the history of literature. The Madman's Library delves into its darkest territories to hunt down the
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Library: An Unquiet History

An Unquiet History

by Matthew Battles ...

"Splendidly articulate, informative and provoking....A book to be savored and gone back to."—Baltimore SunOn the survival and destruction of knowledge, from Alexandria to the Internet. Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliterated knowledge. Matthew Battles, a rare books librarian and a gifted narrator, takes us on a spirited foray ... Read more

$9.89 USD

"Splendidly articulate, informative and provoking....A book to be savored and gone back to."—Baltimore SunOn the survival and destruction of knowledge, from Alexandria to the Internet. Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliterated knowledge. Matthew Battles, a rare books librarian and a gifted narrator, takes us on a spirited foray
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Old Books, Rare Friends

Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion

by Madeline B. Stern, Leona Rostenberg ...

Louisa May Alcott once wrote that she had taken her pen for a bridegroom. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. The "Holmes & Watson" of the rare book business, Rostenberg and Stern are renowned for unlocking the hidden secret of Louisa May Alcott's life when they ... Read more

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Louisa May Alcott once wrote that she had taken her pen for a bridegroom. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. The "Holmes & Watson" of the rare book business, Rostenberg and Stern are renowned for unlocking the hidden secret of Louisa May Alcott's life when they
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A Pound of Paper

Confessions of a Book Addict

by John Baxter ...

In the rural Australia of the fifties where John Baxter grew up, reading books was disregarded with suspicion, owning and collecting them with utter incomprehension. Despite this, by the age of eleven Baxter had 'collected' his first book - The Poems of Rupert Brooke. He'd read the volume often, but now he had to own it. This was the beginning of what would become a major collection and a lifelong ... Read more

$11.15 USD

In the rural Australia of the fifties where John Baxter grew up, reading books was disregarded with suspicion, owning and collecting them with utter incomprehension. Despite this, by the age of eleven Baxter had 'collected' his first book - The Poems of Rupert Brooke. He'd read the volume often, but now he had to own it. This was the beginning of what would become a major collection and a lifelong
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

by Megan Rosenbloom ...

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Read more

$11.99 USD

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
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The Book of William

How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World

by Paul Collins ...

The first complete collection of Shakespeare's plays was almost never printed. Only the machinations of several wealthy donors and publishers brought it into existence, and even then it was practically unnoticed. Many of the original 750 copies of Shakespeare's First Folio were gone before the turn of the 18th century. But a hundred years later, the greatest plays in English were rediscovered, ... Read more

$9.53 USD

The first complete collection of Shakespeare's plays was almost never printed. Only the machinations of several wealthy donors and publishers brought it into existence, and even then it was practically unnoticed. Many of the original 750 copies of Shakespeare's First Folio were gone before the turn of the 18th century. But a hundred years later, the greatest plays in English were rediscovered,
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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

by Allison Hoover Bartlett ...

In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book thief, his victims, and the man determined to catch himRare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to ... Read more

$7.99 USD

In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book thief, his victims, and the man determined to catch himRare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to
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Mark Twain: The Complete Novels

by Mark Twain ...

Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal ... Read more

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Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal
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The Card Catalog

Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

by The Library of Congress ...

From the archives of the Library of Congress: "An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers." — Booklist (starred review)The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the ... Read more

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From the archives of the Library of Congress: "An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers." — Booklist (starred review)The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the
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The Existential Literature Collection

by Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Engels, Friedrich Nietezsche, Karl Marx, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, Henry David Thoreau, Rainer Maria Rilke, William James ...

Existentialism is a movement in philosophy and literature that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence.The Existential Literature Collection features:FEAR AND TREMBLING, by Soren KierkegaardMANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST ... Read more

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Existentialism is a movement in philosophy and literature that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence.The Existential Literature Collection features:FEAR AND TREMBLING, by Soren KierkegaardMANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST
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The Bookshop Book

by Jen Campbell ...

Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I've-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I've-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea
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The Hopes and Dreams of Libby Quinn

The perfect uplifting Irish romantic comedy

by Freya Kennedy ...

The perfect uplifting, feel-good romance to get swept away in from TOP 50 bestselling author Freya KennedyIf you can dream it, you can make it come true...Libby Quinn is sick and tired of being sensible.After years of slogging her guts out for nothing at a PR company, she finds herself redundant and about to plough every last penny of her savings into refurbishing a ramshackle shop and making her ... Read more

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The perfect uplifting, feel-good romance to get swept away in from TOP 50 bestselling author Freya KennedyIf you can dream it, you can make it come true...Libby Quinn is sick and tired of being sensible.After years of slogging her guts out for nothing at a PR company, she finds herself redundant and about to plough every last penny of her savings into refurbishing a ramshackle shop and making her
... Read more
On Paper

The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History

by Nicholas A. Basbanes ...

A Best Book of the Year:Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • KirkusIn these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A Best Book of the Year:Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • KirkusIn these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of
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在世界盡頭的書店

THE BOOKSELLER AT THE END OF THE WORLD

by 露絲．蕭, Ruth Shaw ...

Translated by 姚若潔 ...

「令人驚嘆的故事。」——尚恩．貝希爾（Shaun Bythell），《二手書店店員日記》（The Diary of a Bookseller）★《在世界盡頭的書店》入選「托爾斯泰治療法」（Tolstoy Therapy）的「12本告訴你閱讀的快樂的好書」露絲・蕭在遙遠的紐西蘭南島峽灣小村馬納波里（Manapouri）經營著兩間袖珍書屋。她把她的書店客人、對愛書的思索，與自己豐富多變的人生歷練交織在一起，帶給我們這本時而好笑、時而令人心碎的回憶錄。她曾花了數年時間在太平洋上航行，曾被海盜挾持，在雪梨的國王十字區（Kings Cross）協助藥物成癮者與妓女，投入許多環境活動，也和丈夫蘭斯一起經營遊艇「布雷斯女孩」（Breaksea Girl）。然而在她的遊歷與冒險背後，隱藏著深刻的失去與長久的苦痛。與此相對的，是她與蘭斯美麗的愛情故事，和她令人愉快的幽默感。她的故事將讓你流淚，又讓你破涕為笑 ... Read more

$8.16 USD

「令人驚嘆的故事。」——尚恩．貝希爾（Shaun Bythell），《二手書店店員日記》（The Diary of a Bookseller）★《在世界盡頭的書店》入選「托爾斯泰治療法」（Tolstoy Therapy）的「12本告訴你閱讀的快樂的好書」露絲・蕭在遙遠的紐西蘭南島峽灣小村馬納波里（Manapouri）經營著兩間袖珍書屋。她把她的書店客人、對愛書的思索，與自己豐富多變的人生歷練交織在一起，帶給我們這本時而好笑、時而令人心碎的回憶錄。她曾花了數年時間在太平洋上航行，曾被海盜挾持，在雪梨的國王十字區（Kings Cross）協助藥物成癮者與妓女，投入許多環境活動，也和丈夫蘭斯一起經營遊艇「布雷斯女孩」（Breaksea Girl）。然而在她的遊歷與冒險背後，隱藏著深刻的失去與長久的苦痛。與此相對的，是她與蘭斯美麗的愛情故事，和她令人愉快的幽默感。她的故事將讓你流淚，又讓你破涕為笑
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Disappearing Ink

The Insider, the FBI, and the Looting of the Kenyon College Library

by Travis McDade ...

The remarkable true story of the document heist that shocked the world.Like many aspiring writers, David Breithaupt had money problems. But what he also had was unsupervised access to one of the finest special collections libraries in the country.In October 1990, Kenyon College hired Breithaupt as its library's part-time evening supervisor. In April 2000, he was fired after a Georgia librarian ... Read more

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The remarkable true story of the document heist that shocked the world.Like many aspiring writers, David Breithaupt had money problems. But what he also had was unsupervised access to one of the finest special collections libraries in the country.In October 1990, Kenyon College hired Breithaupt as its library's part-time evening supervisor. In April 2000, he was fired after a Georgia librarian
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The Library

A Fragile History

by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen ...

A history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.**“Engaging [and] ambitious” —**The Washington PostFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings—the history of the library is rich, ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.**“Engaging [and] ambitious” —**The Washington PostFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings—the history of the library is rich,
... Read more
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

by Leonardo Da Vinci ...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci ‚ Complete.Leonardo da Vinci—artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man—is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man-made world. During his life he created numerous works of art and kept voluminous ... Read more

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Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci ‚ Complete.Leonardo da Vinci—artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man—is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man-made world. During his life he created numerous works of art and kept voluminous
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Remainders of the Day

A Bookshop Diary

by Shaun Bythell ...

New from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers, a warm and welcome memoir of a life in books.The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland is a book lover’s paradise, with thousands of books ... Read more

$11.69 USD

New from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers, a warm and welcome memoir of a life in books.The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland is a book lover’s paradise, with thousands of books
... Read more
Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

by Jane Mount, Jamise Harper ...

It's time to diversify your reading list.This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen knowledge and deep love for all things literary, coauthors Jamise Harper (founder of the Diverse Spines book community) and Jane Mount (author of Bibliophile) collaborated to create an essential volume ... Read more

$9.62 USD

It's time to diversify your reading list.This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen knowledge and deep love for all things literary, coauthors Jamise Harper (founder of the Diverse Spines book community) and Jane Mount (author of Bibliophile) collaborated to create an essential volume
... Read more
In Pursuit of Happiness

The perfect uplifting romantic read

by Freya Kennedy ...

The perfectly uplifting romantic read from TOP 50 bestselling author Freya KennedyThe world is waiting...but just outside of your comfort zone.Jo Campbell is perfectly content in a perfectly structured life.Nothing ever changes in Jo’s life, and she likes it that way.Or at least, she tells herself she does.Most of the time, she manages to push down the tiny voice that tells her to chase her dream ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The perfectly uplifting romantic read from TOP 50 bestselling author Freya KennedyThe world is waiting...but just outside of your comfort zone.Jo Campbell is perfectly content in a perfectly structured life.Nothing ever changes in Jo’s life, and she likes it that way.Or at least, she tells herself she does.Most of the time, she manages to push down the tiny voice that tells her to chase her dream
... Read more
The Human Body In Color Volume 2

by Speedy Publishing ...

What will spark a youngster's imagination and possibly even ignite an interest in a future career? A book about the human anatomy can answer those heart felt needs. Many people become curious about medicine during childhood. Perusing an anatomy book designed for young people, a detail captured their attention, or made them inquire further into how healthy human bodies function. What organ causes ... Read more

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What will spark a youngster's imagination and possibly even ignite an interest in a future career? A book about the human anatomy can answer those heart felt needs. Many people become curious about medicine during childhood. Perusing an anatomy book designed for young people, a detail captured their attention, or made them inquire further into how healthy human bodies function. What organ causes
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Atlas Of Human Anatomy Just For Kids

by Speedy Publishing ...

Kids usually come to a time in their childhood when they wonder about life and how the human body works. Often times, however, parents do not have the knowledge, the resources or the creativity to teach their children about how the human body works. A book about human anatomy would relieve parents of that burden while enriching children with more knowledge. ... Read more

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Kids usually come to a time in their childhood when they wonder about life and how the human body works. Often times, however, parents do not have the knowledge, the resources or the creativity to teach their children about how the human body works. A book about human anatomy would relieve parents of that burden while enriching children with more knowledge.
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