(N.B. >Ten Pound Island Book Co. does not subscribe to any of the views put forth by material advertised in this blog entry.) Somewhen back in the 1950s the Association of College & Research Libraries formed a committee devoted to “Rare Books.” Ten years later, “Manuscripts” were added to the official designation, and it became […] More >>
Archives for June 2017
Interesting Bookselling Career Moment Number … (whatever)
Very nice summer auction in a schnoozy little town on the South Shore. Along with scrimshaw, paintings, and assorted smalls, two whaling logs are on offer. One is accompanied by a portrait of the captain who wrote the log, and by a portrait of his daughter. Except, in typical auctioneer fashion, this attractive lot is […] More >>
Words None of Us Thought We’d Ever Hear
(We’ll get to those words in just a minute, but first things first) It being that special time of year again I went down to my secret lady slipper patch to visit this year’s crop of lovely, white, wild orchids in bloom. Usually they come in varying shades of pink, so white lady slippers are […] More >>