Your library is your portrait

Your library is your portrait

By Adrienne Raptis | April 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Your library is your portrait

Holbrook Jackson (who was a famous bibliophile) once said, ‘Your library is your portrait.’ I like this quote because the books one collects can tell others more about who you are than your physical appearance. Here are a few other quotes about libraries and some beautiful photos of some extraordinary libraries. Libraries are not made;…

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A thousand words…

A thousand words…

By Adrienne Raptis | March 2, 2010 | Comments Off on A thousand words…

In my humble opinion, Irving Penn was a masterful and innovative photographer. He captured the world in very different ways and gave us new ways of looking at ordinary things. His photography books have become quite desirable for collectors. Here I have highlighted some of his books as well as some of the photos that…

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Collecting Photography Books

Collecting Photography Books

By Adrienne Raptis | March 2, 2010 | Comments Off on Collecting Photography Books

I was going to write a few thoughts on collecting photography books, but I believe that Mike Johnston on photo.net summarized it extremely well. If you are new to collecting or to collecting photography books, this is a wonderful article to read and I have copied part of it here: Photography books are arguably one…

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To Collect or Not to Collect…

To Collect or Not to Collect…

By Adrienne Raptis | February 16, 2010 | Comments Off on To Collect or Not to Collect…

This is not the question. As far back as human history can record, man has been collecting things. Perhaps it started when someone collected a tooth from every animal they had hunted and made a necklace from it. Perhaps that attracted the attention of the ladies… and so the collecting gene has been passed down…

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