Archive for the 'Book Collecting' Category (Chronologically Listed)

The Largest Book in the World January 28th, 2010

    Wow. Just wow! The Guardian has a feature on the world’s largest book, which is part of a map & atlas exhibit at The British Museum. It takes 6 people to move the 350-year-old Klencke Atlas which contains maps and such dating from the time of Charles II. Pretty cool. I can’t find any measurements [...]

Vestavia Hills Library Booksale October 3rd, 2009

    I noticed the tents up out in front of the Vestavia Hills Library this weekend’s Tent Booksale Blowout.
    The library’s hours are 9a-6p, on Saturday and 1p-5p, on Sunday.
    Happy book hunting!

Bibliomaniac’s on Film March 3rd, 2009

    Book Patrol shared this video, from CBS, where a few bilbliomaniac’s, in France, were followed around and asked about their obsessions. At times it makes me want to throw everything to the wind and become a book scout. I wonder how I would fair with just Birmingham and Atlanta to farm?