The Marrow Thieves By Cherie Dimaline
The Marrow Thieves By Cherie Dimaline The coronavirus sweeping the world is a disease with a much smaller mortality rate than many previous pandemics. Nevertheless, in the … Read more »
literature
The Ape, the Idiot, and Other People. William C. Morrrow.
The Ape, the Idiot, and Other People William C. Morrow Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1897. The nineteenth century is capped by monsters: Frankenstein in the beginning (1818) and Dracula … Read more »
Black History Month reprise
Part of the reason I got this Instagram plug-in for the website was to share “collections” that are assembled over time on IG. Some of the first themed … Read more »
Dumas. The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas Published by Thomas Crowell, 1894. I love reading classics in old bindings. I’ve owned three sets of Monte Cristo for years, … Read more »
Great cover by Decorative Designers
I love some of the bindings that were made around the turn of the century. The 1890s was the real beginning of the time when there were professional … Read more »
Oregon Fiction Bibliography
Oregon holds a special place in the history of the American imagination: wild, raw, and only to be tamed by the brave. Modern Oregon isn’t quite so rugged, … Read more »
E. L. Grant Watson bibliography
E. L. Grant Watson is one of my favorite authors of all time. At some point, this website will contain biographical information, but I am starting with a … Read more »
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Ken Kesey. [Video of first edition]
This is a video of a copy of the true first edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that we had. It has gone to a new home now, … Read more »
The Magus. by John Fowles. [Video of first edition]
Here’s a video of the true first edition of The Magus we had. It has gone to a new home now, but you can see what the first edition looks … Read more »
Catcher in the Rye. J. D. Salinger. [Video of first edition]
This was a nice copy of The Catcher in the Rye that we had. It’s gone to a new home, but you can watch the video to see what … Read more »