The Book Trunk

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  • Do You Have An Odd Book Shelf? (Ex Libris, Anne Fadiman)

    The late-great Flann O’Brien (aka Brian O’Nolan, aka Myles na Gopaleen) would, I feel have approved wholeheartedly of Anne Fadiman and her family. The idiosyncratic exponent of the art of Professional Book Handling (http://chriscross-thebooktrunk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/i-want-to-be-book-handler.html) would have been delighted by their… Continue reading

  • Chained Books – Power or Protection?

    “In most old libraries the books are chained to the shelves to prevent them from being damaged by people. In the Library of Unseen University, it’s more or less the other way around.” So says novelist Terry Pratchett in Sourcery, and… Continue reading