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The Book Fool: “Depicting love, folly, use and abuse of books in a grotesque manner” November 6, 2013 – Posted in: Books and Art, Illustration

  In 1934 the folks at The American Book Collector saw these images in an issue of the German magazine for book lovers, “Zeitschrift for Bucherfreunde.” They quickly wrote to the German publisher and received permission to reprint the images which they did as a supplement to The American Book Collector titled The Book Fool: Bibliophily in Caricature. “Depicting love, folly, use and abuse of books in a grotesque manner” the supplement merely scratches the surface of book…

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Book Fair with Grunge and more… October 11, 2013 – Posted in: Bookselling / Collecting, Exhibits

This weekend the annual Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair takes center stage. Nearly 100 booksellers from far and wide converge on the Seattle Center to showcase their stuff. Don’t let the name antiquarian fool you – the fair will be packed with all sorts of printed goodies at all sorts of price points. The fair is a must for any book enthusiast  so don’t let the terminology scare you away. Here’s some highlights. Division Leap from…

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Transformer: Mick Rock & Lou Reed October 4, 2013 – Posted in: Photography, Uncategorized

Deluxe edition of Transformer The latest worthy production from Genesis Publications features legendary rock and roll photographer Mick Rock and Lou Reed teaming up to share the highlights of their 40 year relationship. From the  iconic cover photo of Reed’s album Transformer to candid never before seen outtakes, studio sessions, spontaneous shots and friends including Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. The book presents a visual biography of one musics most influential performers.…

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Play Ball! March 27, 2013

In honor of our national pastime Book Patrol curated this list of collectible baseball material for our friends at Biblio.com Enjoy! ‘The first book devoted exclusively to baseball’ Mayhew and Baker, publishers. The Base Ball Player’s Pocket Companion: Containing Rules and Regulations for Forming Clubs, Directions for the “Massachusetts Game,” and the “New York Game,” from Official Reports. Boston: Mayhew and Baker. 1859. First edition. 16mo. 35(1)pp. Original flexible cloth-covered boards with a gilt illustration of a…

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