Adrienne Raptis
Search Blog Posts
George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byron, was a one of the most flamboyant and fashion forward poets of the Romantic era. He is best known for creating the most popular Romantic hero of all time, Don Juan. Much like his characters, Lord Byron was defiant, melancholy, and had secrets of his own.…
Read More >
1. The Declaration of Independence The original Declaration of Independence, signed by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, is easily one of the rarest, most sought after documents of all time. There were only 200 copies of it printed on July 4th, 1776, and only about 26 copies survive to this day. Fun Fact:…
Read More >
Books. Am I right? They help you sleep at night. They open doors to new worlds. Doors you didn’t even know were there to be opened. And sometimes windows too. They light up the mind. And create a foundation of knowledge. And after all, knowledge is power. …
Read More >
Your library is your sanctuary filled with the objects you love most in the world – your books. A great book collection can take a lifetime complete, and best of all, it is completely unique and entirely your own. Some refer to the rooms that hold their book collections as their personal “heaven” or “cocoon,”…
Read More >
Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C. S. Lewis, was one of the most distinguished writers and intellectual giants of the twentieth century. He spent the first half of his career holding numerous academic positions at Oxford University until he was unanimously elected the Chair of Renaissance and Medieval Literature at Cambridge University, where he…
Read More >
Libraries can be anything from private sanctuaries to ancient halls of knowledge, as long as they’re filled with books. Take a look at the wonder of these 20 beautiful libraries located everywhere across the world. 1. The Uris Library at Cornell University, New York. 2. American Entrepreneur Jay Walker’s Private Library. It was so important,…
Read More >
Anecdotes, satire, irony… book lovers understand humor in all its greatest forms! Good luck trying not to chuckle at our top picks in book humor: 1. Warning: May lead to extreme knowledge. 2. We rest our case re: extreme knowledge. 3. Important words of advice. 4. Hubba hubba! 5. Think of all the book lives…
Read More >
Sometimes we all need a little inspiration to make the time to sit down with a new book. And what could be more inspiring than seeing young minds and famous icons doing just that? Here are some of our favorite images of other people reading: 1. George Clooney showcasing one of the best combos of…
Read More >
Although it seems like it should be fairly straight forward, there is so much to know about first identification that whole books and websites are devoted to the subject. Here we will give you some basic tools to help you identify your first edition, but if would like more in-depth information, we recommend Collected Books…
Read More >
ABAA – Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. ‘The mission of the ABAA is to promote ethical standards and professionalism in the antiquarian book trade, to encourage the collecting and preservation of rare and antiquarian books and related materials, to support educational programs and research into the study of rare books, and to facilitate collegial relations…
Read More >