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Daily Snippet #25 ~ The Legends of Charlemagne, by Thomas Bulfinch; Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth

April 24, 2020

Daily Snippet #25: Page 134 / 100 Words Thomas Bulfinch. The Legends of Charlemagne. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. Cosmopolitan …

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VABA Book & Ephemera Fair this Weekend! ~ April 2, 2016

March 30, 2016

Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association Book & Ephemera Fair! April 2, 2016, 10 am – 4 pm Hilton Burlington, 60 Battery …

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Bygone Books is Back!

May 20, 2013

All the books at Bygone Books are finally on shelves and back online after being in storage for nearly the past 9 …

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Jane Austen on the Block

November 20, 2009

Two Austen items on the auction block in early December: Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale N08602 11 Dec 09, New York Exhibition …

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Steinbeck on the Block

June 19, 2009

Bloomsbury Auctions has announced the availablility of the following Steinbeck manuscripts for sale at auction on June 23, 2009, New …

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Fore-Edge Painting

April 22, 2009

See this online exhibition at the Boston Public Library:  On the Edge – the Hidden Art of Fore-Edge Book Painting …

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Austen on the Block ~ Bloomsbury Auctions

April 15, 2009

[I am repeating this from my Jane Austen in Vermont blog] Bloomsbury Auctions-New York  announces the exhibition and auction of …

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Library of Congress: ‘The Book that Saved a Life’

March 20, 2009

The History Channel has linked up with the Library of Congress by issuing short video documentaries on the “hidden treasures” …

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Edgar Allan Poe ~ January 19, 1809

January 18, 2009

The Bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe [1809-1849] is quite the celebration.  There are yearlong events in all …

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Jane Austen’s “Emma” for sale in Hong Kong

January 16, 2009

I direct you to my other blog, Jane Austen in Vermont, to read about the upcoming Hong Kong Book Fair:  …

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