"More than Meets the Eye"
Some "Eye Candy" Books of Beauty and Brains
The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.
Isabel Allende
Catalogues
May Flowers
“When in April the sweet showers fall
And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all
The veins are bathed in liquor of such power
As brings about the engendering of the flower”
Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” ― John Muir
"It was the month of May, the month when . . . lovers, subject to the same force which reawakens the plants, feel their hearts open again, recall past trusts and past vows, and moments of tenderness, and yearn for a renewal of the magical awareness which is love." —Sir Thomas Malory
Check out a few books on the outdoors and nature with some writings of John Muir.
Biblio Live Virtual Fair List
Biblio.live Antiquarian Book Fair
A live, virtual book fair where collectors can chat with dealers about their rare books, ephemera, and art. Join us to explore, browse, and find that uncommonly good book you can’t live without.
March 24–26, 2022
12:00PM EDT Thursday – 8:00PM EDT Saturday
“Uncommon” Ephemera
Today’s Catalogue consists of “Uncommon” Ephemera, unrecorded in the OCLC/Worldcat Database or with few holdings.
Scrap books & Photo Albums
"A good scrapbook is interesting and inspiring even to the stranger...Well, put-together scrapbooks and photo albums have warmed more hearts than any bound book... Without a good scrapbook, much that's memorable in life is forgotten or damaged or lost..." ---- Don Aslett.
15 Albums from Family Travel Memories to Ocean Liners, Covered Bridges and 19th Century Scotland.
"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us." ------- Oscar Wilde.
Swing Into Spring: Collectible Golf
“Golf… is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.” -P.G. Wodehouse