Showing posts with label Fine Bindings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fine Bindings. Show all posts

Saturday, July 31, 2021

My Bookshelves & One More Dahlia


It's hard to show you anything but dahlias so here is a detail of the bookshelves in my bedroom.




And ONE MORE dahlia, shot this morning in my front garden. Have a great weekend. xo

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

George Eliot Quote: Feeling Safe

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.

I love this quote. via

A set of fine bindings in my antiquarian book collection. See old post here.

Friday, July 31, 2015

A Wonderful Library

I hope there's a library ladder somewhere to help reach the books up high. This appears to be full of antiquarian books with fine bindings, my favorite! I like the carpet, the art, and the furniture too. via Have a great weekend. I can hardly believe tomorrow is the beginning of August. That month always seems to fly because it's the end of summer.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The Life of George Eliot - A Most Dangerous Woman


Looking forward to seeing this play next week at the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. I photographed this wonderful graphic ad in a restaurant last week.
"This world premiere explores the extraordinary life of Mary Ann Evans — better known by her pen name George Eliot. An outcast living a socially unconventional life, Evans was forced to write under an assumed name, not only to escape having her work judged by virtue of her gender, but to avoid having it judged by virtue of her scandalous life. Ironically, her success as George Eliot only led her deeper and deeper into a world of secrets and deception."

The play will give new meaning to this incomplete set of books in my bedroom bookcase. I bought them long ago for their bindings and now I might even read them!
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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Books as Art

Beautiful 1899 leather binding in an abstract Art Nouveau style by The Guild of Women Binders ... read more here.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Shadows on My Antiquarian Books


The mid-afternoon sun was shining so nicely through the living room window on my bookcase. I love all of my fine leather bindings. The bookcase is pictured on my sidebar. [my photo]

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

My Books

Nothing earth shattering. Just playing around with my iPhone trying to master the Camera+ App. As you can see by the dots on the shelf, this was taken in a very low light situation. 

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Works of George Eliot

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. George Eliot." 
I couldn't agree more ~ Quote from  'Mr. Gilfil's Love Story,' Scenes of Clerical Life, 1857 
[my photo, my books]

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Miniature Cast Iron Urn

I couldn't believe my luck when I found not one but two of these cast iron urns in a rare small size at a garage sale for $1.00 each. I have them planted with succulents and they give me lots of pleasure sitting on my kitchen windowsill. This one is photographed in front of my favorite set of antiquarian books with hunting motifs on the spines of the fine leather bindings. Life is good!



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