Book Porn

[snugglestruggle]

The best of both worlds

 

[AllyRose]

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I want to eat that book.

⌐.⌐

 

[DesEsseintes]

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I want to eat that book.

⌐.⌐

This book's been ruined by some bird stepping in it and messing up all the pages. It's going to take ages to read now.

 

[islandman]

More along the lines of a 'horror show' than porn, but, given the subject matter, I thought the following appropriate to post:

ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul

The former assistant director of the library Qusai All Faraj said that the Mosul Public Library was established in 1921, the same year that saw the birth of the modern Iraq. Among its lost collections were manuscripts from the eighteenth century, Syriac books printed in Iraq's first printing house in the nineteenth century, books from the Ottoman era, Iraqi newspapers from the early twentieth century and some old antiques like an astrolabe and sand glass used by ancient Arabs. The library had hosted the personal libraries of more than 100 notable families from Mosul over the last century.

 

[AllyRose]

I care more about the people and livelihoods that ISIS/ISIL destroys, but that's still heartbreaking.

 

[snugglestruggle]

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I want to eat that book.

⌐.⌐

I will be swinging by that shop later on today

 

[unregistered]

 

[AllyRose]

This book's been ruined by some bird stepping in it and messing up all the pages. It's going to take ages to read now.

I'm sure it'll be a challenge, but you'll just have to take each page off and set them in order.

 

[AllyRose]

I have never been happier to see you!

*hugs her books*

 

[rbijon]

I was leafing through an old classic book at a used Book store last week and a $10 bill floated out, I bought the book.
$1.99, and now I have 3 copies of Homer.

 

[daus42]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lerqomxOUu1qfh4odo1_1280.jpg

 

[AllyRose]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e1/47/84/e14784b337c7da9a39a3373460275f1a.jpg

 

[DesEsseintes]

Pop-up Gutenberg!

I do love this thread.

 

[Mr Noone]

I was leafing through an old classic book at a used Book store last week and a $10 bill floated out, I bought the book.
$1.99, and now I have 3 copies of Homer.

I bought Roddy Doyle's "The Van" and "The Snapper" at the Strand last weekend. Dublin is having their annual "One City; One Book" programme this month, and the selection is Doyle's "Barrytown Trilogy" (the two above plus "The Commitments"). (Which is obviously three books, so I don't know what that means.) When I got home, I found that one book was inscribed by the author. Not bad for five bucks.

...I do love this thread.

Me too.

 

[PeteHulbert37]

I like your passion.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

my daughter just texted me a pic of a stack of books. her caption: Heaven.

 

[AZMotherLover]

Powell's City of Books is a book lover's paradise, the largest used and new bookstore in the world, open 365 days a year. Located in downtown Portland, Oregon, and occupying an entire city block, the City stocks more than a million new and used books. Nine color-coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles.

http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/5952749/600full-powell%27s-books.jpg

Each month, the Basil Hallward Gallery (located upstairs in the Pearl Room) hosts a new art exhibit, as well as dozens of author events featuring acclaimed writers, artists, and thinkers such as Roddy Doyle, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Chabon, Annie Leibovitz, and President Jimmy Carter.

http://www.indiebound.org/files/storepics/map.jpg

Visit The Espresso Book Machine® in the Purple Room to publish your own book or print hard-to-find titles, all in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee.

The City's Rare Book Room gathers autographed first editions and other collectible volumes for readers in search of a one-of-a-kind treasure.

Every day at our buyers' counter in the Orange Room, we purchase thousands of used books from the public. Powell's purchases special collections, libraries, and bookstore inventories as well.

http://world-traveller.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/powells-bookstore-cheap-dates-and-old-books.jpg

 

[AZMotherLover]

http://www.3quarksdaily.com/.a/6a00d8341c562c53ef01676262d1d7970b-150wi

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l144/rufusfirefly/bibliobimbo_zps221a8f7f.jpg

http://www.heldfond.com/pictures/7694-1.jpg

 

[AllyRose]

https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/my-favorite-tapiture-photos-of-the-week-50-photos-18.jpg?quality=94&strip=all​

 

[AllyRose]

https://therighteousbrew.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/strand2.jpg


I visit Strand more often than Powell's, only 'cause it's closer.​

 

[AllyRose]

https://may2sdiary.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/book-clock-cute-fancy-lovely-favimcom-315995_zps4859a6e51.jpg​

 

[AllyRose]

Can your e-reader bend its pages into the shape of a heart?

No! Such is Mango!

 

[AllyRose]

http://blog.bibliocrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pendant-temporium.jpg​

 

[tiny_tits]

My grandpa was once a bookbinder.

http://www.timwiltshire.co.uk/files/about_tim_wiltshire_02.jpg

 

[AllyRose]

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/~/media/images/cw/sites/bindery/bindery-thread.ashx

So !@#$ing sexy.​