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7 of 7 books I love. Oscar Pino’s Address Book in a green canvas slipcase. North Patterson, NJ: Joshua Meier’s Division/W.R. Grace & Co., 1977. With photos & paper ephemera. “Somewhere in this little book I will start to change my life. And if that in itself means anything to anybody good. Because I do […]
An Addendum to : Afro-Atlantic Envoy: With George Nelson Preston on Harlem Heights
from Eye of the Sixties: Richard Bellamy and the Transformation of Modern Art. Judith E. Stein. NYC: FSG, 2016. pg. 138-9: “One night a not entirely blameless Dick found himself on the receiving end of inner-city road rage when he boxed in the car parked in front of his. His own decrepit vehicle, its make […]
Private Libraries Make Novel Use of Booksellers (including me).
How to assemble a bespoke collection for the home. by Emily Rhodes. From the Financial Times, March 10, 2018: The Duke of Devonshire’s library at Chatsworth House © Paul Barker, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth House Trust. “A library is your story on a shelf,” says Nicky Dunne, manager of Heywood Hill, the London bookshop […]
Jumel Terrace B&B
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The Private Library