A Collectible Salute to Presidents’ Day February 12, 2015 – Posted in: Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

As we gear up for the upcoming Presidents’ Day holiday weekend there’s no better time to salute our leaders by taking a look at some presidential items currently for sale in the book universe. Enjoy! Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, a vignetted bust portrait by Alexander Gardner. Only known example of this highly important large-format photograph of Lincoln, once owned by the President’s private secretary John Hay, taken one month after the Battle of Gettysburg by Alexander Gardner, 1863.…

Of Interest: Library of Unrequited Love, On Used Bookstores, Lauren Ipsum, Lou Reed, Mrs. Darwin’s Recipe Book and more January 13, 2015 – Posted in: Bookselling / Collecting, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

Welcome to the first installment of Of Interest for 2015. Lots of good stuff to kick off the New Year. Pictured above: The Library of Unrequited Love by Sophie Divry Published by Maclehose Press. Translated from the French by Siân Reynolds. One morning a librarian finds a reader who has been locked in overnight. She starts to talk to him, a one-way conversation that soon gathers pace as an outpouring of frustrations, observations and anguishes. Two things shine…

Straight from the baby’s mouth December 18, 2014 – Posted in: book design, Conceptual Art, Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

From the time when her son was 11 months old until he turned 18 months Lenka Clayton extracted 64 objects from his mouth. 63 of them are represented in this brilliant visual catalog, 63 Objects Taken from My Son’s Mouth. The one item not included is a sachet of rat poison that her son put in his mouth at 11 months. That object was flushed down the toilet while mom was in a panic. Details:…

Nursery Rhymes + Alcohol = Hickory Daiquiri Dock December 12, 2014 – Posted in: Illustration, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

In Hickory Daiquiri Dock: Cocktails with a Nursery Rhyme Twist Tim Federle has concocted the ultimate board book for new parents. It features 20 juiced-up nursery rhymes and its rallying cry is Parents Everywhere: Put Down the Rattle ad Pick Up the Shaker! Do I really need to say anything else? John Junior Jägermeister Schmidt Old Macdonald Had a Flask Mary Had a Little Dram. Hickory Daiquiri Dock: Cocktails with a Nursery Rhyme Twist is published by…

Haruki Murakami’s Strange Library December 5, 2014 – Posted in: book design, Libraries, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

Haruki Murakami’s surreal library adventure coupled with Chip Kidd’s book design makes for a unforgettable 1-2 punch. The book itself is a knockout. The front cover is comprised of two panels that emanate from the rear cover, fold over and are held together by a tab, ‘107’. Each panel is illustrated on its verso. A large animal on one, a smile on the other. Animal eye illustration on verso of front panel. Note the flip side of…

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