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the new york review of books talks about the lost pleasure of browsing...interesting to ponder, it's the same reason i haven't purchased a kindle...i just love the feel of a good book...via automatism.

the mccune collection is a fantastic collection of rare books including the kelmscott chaucer, a gorgeous version designed by william morris with woodcut illustrations by edward burne-jones...via bibliodyssey.

also via bibliodyssey is the truly lovely victorian blood book...which originally belonged to evelyn waugh. speaking of, have you read the loved one or seen the movie? so good!


luisa frascati by leopoldo lugones on the fantastic a journey round my skull.

book by its cover shares the new moomin book reprinted by drawn & quarterly.

a ton of interesting endpapers on drawger...via cafe cartolina.

book lovers never go to bed alone...a tumblr of people's bookshelves!

artist julianna swaney shares some inspirations on her blog rare bird...illustrations from the brambley hedge.

i've also added some new links to the sidebar:
we heart books * the new york review of books * bees knees reads * nordic voices * the mccune collection * children's illustration *

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forgotten bookmarks...finding some old note, piece of ephemera or bookmark is such a prize.

fine little day shares a lovely swedish children's book with illustrations by kerstin frykstrand.

what claudia wore is an adorable homage to the fashion references in the baby sitter's club books.

the hunting lodge shared a selection of illustrations from the japanese book an anatomical guide to monsters.

infinite summer currently has a dracula read-along going...they're on chapter 11 but have archives available for every other so far...such a great idea! in january they'll be reading roberto bolaño's 2666. (thanks to kyle's friend from ze facebook for the link)

i've also added a few links to the sidebar: international children's digital library ~ a journey 'round my skull ~ the book cover achive ~ the modern word ~ the literary gothic ~ never mind that; never mind that now ~ awful library books

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i have to apologize for my lack of posts of late...the tail end of summer has distracted me. i have lots of new (to me) stuff to share and promise to back with regular posts shortly. until then...a round up!

automatism's buffet always has fabulous literary inclusions...here are some that i've saved...

sarah waters' top 10 victorian novels...and i pretty much agree with her choices.

stephen smith's top 10 subterranean books...seems to me there'd be quite a few that one could add to this list...such as neil gaiman's neverwhere and haruki murakami's hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world (both of which are great books).

jessica duchen's top 10 literary gypsies...i think some non-literal (literally) gypsies could be interesting to ponder too...such as trilby and dracula.

linda buckley-archer's top 10 time travelling stories...some of these are now on my 'to read' list.

also...

61 essential postmodern reads: an annotated list chosen by a grouping of categories, such as, author as character, disrupts or plays with form, includes historical falsehoods and such...there are tons that could have been chosen and so many of them wonderful (albeit not for everyone)...but where is bret easton ellis' presence on this list? american psycho stands out in my mind...i think lists of mundane items is one of the devices of the postmodernist author.

dead poet's society via poetic oneirism...hear poets reading their poems...fabulous!

a lovely french medical book regarding the x-ray...at cori kindred

black*eiffel shares a vintage german copy of the brothers grimm

clever nettle shares a vintage storybook titled campire girls

meet me at mike's shares a favorite book, debbie learns to dance...i love the illustrations by marcel marlier.

the snail and the cyclops shares a box of sun...a wonderful book that captures the real essence of summer.

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automatism shares lovely pages from the jewel book...

black*eiffel shares a child's garden of verses and albert and his adventures...

book by its cover shares vintage tattoos, mary's lamb and there was an old woman and la foret via guest blogger dave cuzner of grain edit (a favorite) fame...

handmade romance shares lucie attwell's annual...a super cute book from 1973...

michael sporn shares a wonderful book titled, the magic flute...see it here and here. via drawn!...

now voyager shares a collection of lolita covers (one of my favorite books) through the years...more here...via lolita and a cup of jo...

so much pileup shares fanny hill and a collection of book covers...

today i'm going to photograph a whole bunch of books i got a few weeks ago...so i'll be back in a couple of days with some regular posts!

happy holidays!

i'll be back in the new year with some great new (well, new to me) books to post...until then i wish everyone the merriest of seasons...merry christmas, happy hannukah, and a joyous kwanzaa.
see you in 2009!

until then...

books covered...all about 'outerwear for books'...clever and good resource.

which is where i found dutch book covers from 1810-1950...fantastic! or should i say lekker? this is one of my favorites...my mother lives in holland and i must ask her to keep her eye out for such gems for my library.

fiction in translation via la times...the commenters remark that it is an overwhelmingly european pool...i agree. there are so many wonderful australian, latin, indian and asian writers that more could not be found outside europe?

the coolville kids' library is a fantastic flickr set of vintage children's book scans

travel brochure graphics from the '20s and '30s a fabulous representation of the genre...via things magazine

google book search now has magazines...this is a rabbit hole i could jump into for hours at a time.

jan tschichold: titan of typography as reported by richard hollis for the guardian...he is the genius behind many of penguin's book covers via automatism

my favorite book covers of 2008 according to the book design review via design is mine.

finally...

i had no intentions of neglecting this poor blog for so long...once the holiday hit life went from 0-60 and i've been stuck in the quagmire ever since. i haven't forgotten about rad library, however, and have collected some wonderful internet gems.

sorted books project by nina katchadourian...an interesting project using book titles/spines as literary art and found/created text...i love this idea of using already formed titles as text. along the same vein as surrealist, cubist, dadaist thinking...via things magazine.

which are the best books that never existed?...a question and answer posed by the guardian...makes me think back to beloved characters and how i wish i knew more about the totality of their existenses...also via things magazine.

book mooch this point-driven book exchange is a wonderful way to recycle books and spend less on your reading materials.

planet ebook offers tons of classics available for free download...if you subscribe to their newsletter they'll alert you to newly available works.

100 noteable books of 2008 as picked by the new york times...fiction and non-fiction, and i have not read even one of these books.

a collection of millie the model comics and lots more too at i'm learning to share via automatism.

read print...a free online library...listed by author, also with some great historical information on each.

updates

i've been having some issues trying to upload photos to blogger...i'll be trying for later today or tomorrow for a couple of posts...see you then!

in the meantime:

i love typography and i heart it too.

have you seen jay walker's library? who is jay walker? via things magazine.

vintage paperbacks and digests

groups and links.

i've started a rad library group on flickr...feel free to join and add scans or photos of your vintage (pre-85) books! i've placed a widget on the sidebar, so you can always visit from there.
also on the sidebar i have links for bibliophiles and resources. there are a lot of other blogs aimed towards books, vintage books, art books, etc... that are wonderful reads. i highly recommend each and every one. there are also some great resources for finding out of print books, when i find them i'll post them. one of my goals with this blog is to be able to share information and resources so you may be able to find a copy of something you see here that you enjoy. i'll be adding to both categories periodically. if you have any suggestions, please send me an email.