The latest and greatest in book publishing, the Espresso Book Machine 2.0 by Jason Epstein, a Time Magazine ”Invention of the Year”: What Gutenberg’s press did for Europe in the 15th century digitization and the Espresso Book Machine will do for the world tomorrow. Library quality paperbacks at low cost, identical to factory made books, printed [...]
Archive for April, 2009
The Espresso Book Machine
Posted in Book History, News, tagged Book Publishing, Espresso Book Machine on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fore-Edge Painting
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book History, Decorative Bindings, Libraries, tagged Boston Public Library, Fore-Edge Painting, Martin Frost, Rare Books on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
See this online exhibition at the Boston Public Library: On the Edge – the Hidden Art of Fore-Edge Book Painting This website highlights a special collection of more than 200 high-resolution images of fore-edge paintings housed in the Rare Books Department of the Boston Public Library. Includes articles on the history of fore-edge painting by [...]
Austen on the Block ~ Bloomsbury Auctions
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Jane Austen, News, Women Writers, tagged 18th and 19th century Literature, Antiquarian Books, Bloomsbury Auctions, Jane Austen, Rare Books, Women Writers on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[I am repeating this from my Jane Austen in Vermont blog] Bloomsbury Auctions-New York announces the exhibition and auction of The Paula Peyraud Collection, Samuel Johnson and Women Writers in Georgian Society Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 • 10:00 am Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for rare books and works on paper, [...]
Happy Easter!!
Posted in Ephemera, Postcards, tagged Easter, Vintage Postcards on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[Vintage Postcard, made in Germany, A.S. B. 196] Happy Easter One & All!!
