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Update: Book Label Flickr Group


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It’s been a little over two months since the launch of the Flickr group Seven Roads Book Trade Labels. We’re now up to 9 members, which is ok, but the very exciting bit is we have 376 labels up, with new additions every week. This week, we have this very nice label from WH Smith & Son’s subscription library, detailing subscription levels, and how Smith’s gave “more bang for your buck”, or ha’penny or whatever ridiculous clap-trap the English were doing with their money back then. Loyal label poster alan.98 has posted a couple other lending library labels as well. I very much like the agricultural library, but the label from Wray’s Modern Library takes the cake. As Alan points out in his posting to the group:

“What a wonderful shop this must have been — you could not only buy books and fancy stationery but take out fire insurance and hire your servants too. You had to be quick and read your books in two days, though.”

Flickr memberships are free (if you have a yahoo account, you already have a Flickr account), so why not take a minute, join Seven Roads Book Trade Labels group and post some of the little book trade labels in your own collection?

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Bookmark from the Bookplate

Welcome to post 100!
I also wanted to show off one of my favorite bookmarks in my little collection. I keep it in my little album of ex libris, and I’d bet you know why. Not, not because I’m “lame like that”, but it makes me smile. I always get a kick out of punning bookplates, and this one goes over the top. I also really like the art deco motif, even though it can be a little hard to read. Click on the images for the big ‘uns to get all the detail. Thanks for letting me share.
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Dang!


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That dang isn’t a short, forceful one, but drawn out, multisyllable: Daaaaa-ng.

Where has November gone? I’ll tell you, though it is non-biblio content: Work. I work for a museum, and my time has been consumed over the last month to get a new exhibit out that I was in charge of. So, back to the book stuff for a bit. Hooray!

First, Chris at Book Hunter’s Holiday has tagged me with the stuff that’s going around. I didn’t know she was contagious, besides the way she smiles when she writes.
1. Check
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3. A: My Mom once hit me with the car.
B: I’m one of those elusive under-30 bibliophiles. Barely. Heck, in this field, I’ll be a youngster for another 20 years! Like being a museum curator. In 20 years I’ll be “up and coming”.
C: I took Hebrew in college. I wish I could say I studied Hebrew, but that would be generous.
D: If it is baked with cinnamon, it doesn’t have long to wait until it is in my mouth.
E: I recently discovered the joys of Cuban jazz.
F: I whistle the theme song of Hawaii 5-0 at odd times (sorry Preach!) and often wake up with it playing in my head. No, I never played in a marching band.

4. I tag….
Bibliophemera (a great blog, who doesn’t post enough! That sounds familiar.)
Archaeolibris (who has not blogged in a bit)
That’s enough. I’m worn out.
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6. Check.

The Rules:
1. Link to the person or persons who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

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1954 Commer Mobile Library

Another bookmobile. Wow. This thing is beautiful. I’m home sick today, listening to football via the net. This link has been occupying some of my time today as well: http://etsybooks.blogspot.com/2008/07/best-tutorials.htm. From the Bookbinding Etsy Street Team, a collection of bookbinding related tutorials. Great stuff… like this bookmobile. *Sigh*

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Bookbinding Tool Mystery?







I bought this for $5 a while ago. I have no idea what it is. The seller proudly proclaimed it was a very antique bookbinding tool. No, he didn’t know I have an interest in bookbinding, so I wasn’t baited. Too badly. Anyway, does have a bit of age on it, wood turned screws, etc. It is not very big, and hinged at the back. I think it’s the back. It has been used a lot, the screws have worn corresponding holes in the board they push against. Of course, there are no markings. The only thing I can think of is it is used to trim small text blocks. One photo has a standard sized Zebra ink pen for scale. Anyone?

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Leopard Bikini Found in Book

2917465248_3e2233f21e_bHad another book safari for the ages. I found some great books for myself, but also found an instruction book on Hawking! I’m not interested in hawking, personally, at least beyond the theoretical. Don’t get me wrong, training raptors to hunt for you is cool, but I already have too many hobbies. But what a fun book to sit with and learn a little from!

And also, if you’re like me, there is never quite enough money for the books I want, so when I find other interesting books I know are collectible in their own right, I pick them up and send them along to more appreciative owners. Like hawk trainers. For money.

Flipping through the book once I was home, I found a great flyaway. Flyaways are the little bits of stuff we leave in our books to be found later. Receipts, movie tickets, torn off bits are the norm, but I once found a chocolate chip and 30+-year-old pornography carefully Exacto knifed and taped into a compact accordion of pocket smut. Not in the same book, though. Some old-time booksellers refer to flyaways as “hay” though more and more collectors, booksellers, and antique dealers now refer to it as ephemera.

I know you doubt it, but the post card is actually hawking related. The Rare Bird Farm in Miami Florida sent a message to the effect “No, we don’t have hawks”. Photo by Bunny Yeager. Now to decide if I should sell the postcard separate on ebay, or just leave it in the book where I found it for the next guy.

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