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Cantab 23 Aug 2013 | 02:36 am
Although I’ve lectured at Cambridge a couple of times, my real affiliation has always been to ‘the other place’ and I’ve never spent much time there. Time to remedy that and we thought it might be ni...
Suburban (2) 14 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
Still tinged with disappointment at the very modest haul of books from the Midlands (although we did very much enjoy Birmingham itself), I set off to see what my native West London had to offer. Firs...
Second City 8 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
The Library of Birmingham A few days away in the dark heart of the industrial midlands – it was Anne’s idea. Let’s go somewhere we have never stayed before – Birmingham! Birmingham? Birmingham? ...
J. T. Wood of the Strand 30 Jul 2013 | 11:52 pm
I occasionally come across these little mid-nineteenth-century engraved views of London landmarks, measuring about six inches by just over four and half, and published by J. T. Wood. They are general...
Ashes to Ashes 18 Jul 2013 | 03:54 pm
“Having a day off?”, enquired Jonathan Potter, going on to add that now I worked from home he supposed every day was a day off. I take his point, but that’s not quite how I see it: the sad and dismal...
Rare Books School 2013 – Part 2 12 Jul 2013 | 02:10 am
Feeling slightly usurped this week by an excellent book-hunting British safari blog-post from the Brooklyn-based Heather O’Donnell of Honey & Wax Booksellers. Over here for the Olympia Fair, she took...
London Rare Books School – 2013 4 Jul 2013 | 09:56 pm
Angus O’Neill (centre) A couple of appearances for me on the maps course last week, but a full-time commitment to the Modern First Editions course this week. Booksellers generally love talking, of c...
Party Time 28 Jun 2013 | 02:37 am
Well – that was some party! You can judge from the empties above. Celebrating a significant and pensionable birthday here at Tooting Towers last weekend. Highlight of the evening for me was one gue...
Post Haste 21 Jun 2013 | 03:21 am
A short post this week – mainly pictures (click to enlarge). At full stretch here at Tooting Towers with so much on. Just got back from a very happy afternoon showing some rare book librarians aroun...
Post Haste 21 Jun 2013 | 03:21 am
A short post this week – mainly pictures (click to enlarge). At full stretch here at Tooting Towers with so much on. Just got back from a very happy afternoon showing some rare book librarians aroun...
