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Continuing down the botanical pathway I started on yesterday beside the Bonnie Brier Bush , here's a recent find that takes root in the ...

I found this little volume by Ian MacLaren last night: Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1895). The tan cloth covers ...

Remembering the disbelief and horror of eight years ago today, as well as the heroic efforts in the aftermath of the tragedy, I once again h...

When I opened this recently acquired Hemingway classic, a first edition with no jacket, I found a newspaper clipping and a typed note. I als...

In a recent post about finding Helene Hanff's inscription in one of her books I purchased, I had intended to include another book with ...

Cute, lovable little trolls, right? Wrong! Unless you like cavities and tooth decay. Read on... Here's an unusual and interesting boo...

In my collection of books about books, one stands out for its author inscription. I found this gem on a bookscouting trip a few years ago an...

I started this blog three years ago with a post about Napoleon and his disregard for a certain bookseller, Johann Palm, whom he had execute...

I read an article about something going on over at Facebook where users are asked to pick up the book closest to them, turn to page 56 and ...

You know there are moments such as these when time stands still and all you do is hold your breath and hope it will wait for you. -Dorothea ...