And you think YOU buy a lot of books... For most of us, book collections are small, personal representations of our tastes, interests and budget. But there was a time when book collections were a public representation of ego, wealth and acquisitiveness. It was the golden age of book collecting. The late 19th … [Read more...]
The mystery of Readers Digest
You don't have to spend much time around books before you run into copies of Readers Digest Condensed Books -- lots and lots of copies. Like the magazine from which they took their name, the Readers Digest Condensed Books were hugely popular. But we've always wondered why. Isn't a good book something you want to … [Read more...]
The Mystery of the Condensed Books
You don't have to spend much time around books before you run into copies of Readers Digest Condensed Books -- lots and lots of copies. Like the magazine from which they took their name, the Readers Digest Condensed Books were hugely popular. But we've always wondered why. Isn't a good book something you want to … [Read more...]
When booking passage also meant the passing of books
April 12 is the anniversary of the sinking of the Tittanic. Thirty-seven months later, the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk. Coincidentally, each sinking had rare-book related aspects that reverberate to this day. One of the Titanic passengers was Henry Elkins Widener. Widener was a noted collector of rare books … [Read more...]
The hunting season that never ends
Lots of people have lots of different reasons for visiting Printed Page Bookshop -- or any other used or antiquarian bookstore, for that matter. Some are just looking for a copy of a book they want to read. Others seek the thrill that comes with finding something they never thought they'd find, or finding something … [Read more...]