A customer noticed that I was reading Bill Bryson's "At Home: A Short History of Private Life" the other day. He tried to buy it from me. I told him to come back in 75 pages. Good thing, too. Otherwise I would not have learned that Dante Gabriel Rossetti was so overcome with the death of his wife, Elizbeth Siddal, that … [Read more...]

A customer at Printed Page today saw a Perry Mason mystery, "The Case of Too Many Murders," and asked aloud what constituted "too many murders." We agreed that even one is too many unless you're talking about the people who call about our cars' extended warranties. A young woman who collects old books settled on a … [Read more...]

One of the most important things you can do to preserve and protect your books is to cover the dust jackets with archival acetate -- often referred to as Mylar or Mylinex.  The covers prevent soiling and tears (but they don't protect your books from sunlight, so be careful about that). Bring any four books in on any … [Read more...]

The first in-person book fair in Colorado since 2019 returns Friday, August 6, 2021 2-7pm Saturday, August 7, 2021 10am-5pm at the Colorado Springs Event Center 3960 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.  Printed Page will be there offering visitors a free copy of our "Ask your doctor if BOOKS may be right for … [Read more...]

A Denver bibliophile and philanthropist, Taylor Kirkpatrick, started a prize for young (under 30) book collectors in Colorado, and it now has its first winner:  Sam Watson.  Sam collects Japanese literature in translation, and particularly literature by women.  In his entry, he said he gravitated toward literature by … [Read more...]