[Image: Postcard - illustration from Thomas Nast Christmas Postcards. Dover, 1985.] Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas!
Archive for December, 2011
“Happy Christmas to All ~ And to All a Good Night!”
Posted in Postcards, tagged Merry Christmas, Postcards, Thomas Nast, Vintage Postcards on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Exhibition Notes: “From Pen to Print” ~ Boston Public Library
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book History, Books, Exhibitions, Libraries, Literature, tagged Book Publishing, Books, Boston Public Library, Printing on December 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
From Pen to Print: The Handwriting Behind the Book is an exhibition that features handwritten letters, notes, postcards, and other manuscripts that reveal personal, private, and otherwise veiled aspects of the production of books. Putting authors’ manuscript materials on display alongside their print books, the exhibition reveals the passions, obsessions, lofty dreams, and gritty realizations [...]
Travel Thoughts ~ Visiting Libraries
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged British Library on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you still like to look at and hold books or visit libraries when you are traveling, here is a great article at msnbc.com about five spectacular libraries to visit on your worldly travels: “Leaf Through a Library on Your Next Trip,” by Harriet Baskas…
