A magazine that caters to both individualists AND Egyptophiles! It later changed it’s name to “The Phoenix” but it still remained a Magazine of Individuality. Found in our special collections, this was brought to me because the curator suspected mold. Fortunately, it just turned out to be dirt and foxing. Several issues are also available online, […]
“Treat books gently; for books are kind friends. We benefit by their advice, and they exact no confessions.” Most of this 100+ year old advice is still good! Some of my favorites are: -“Books are not intended for card-racks or for receptacles of botanical specimens.” -“Books should not be toasted before a fire or be […]
From Reverend O’Conor’s “Facts About Bookworms”. New York, 1898.
The works of Francis Bacon. Edge marbling, hand-tied endbands (only half of which remain), a nifty facsimile of a handwritten letter, and some interesting text layouts.