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The lighthouse at the Northern tip of the Isle of Lewis. Lashed by the Atlantic it can be a wild place. The lighthouse dates from 1862. The rocks here date from 3 billion years ago. @natgeo @natgeocreative #scotland

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Elegant reading by lamp light July 7, 2017
Reading by lamp light The cosiness of reading a catchy book in the evening at the warm glow of the lamp light is one of life’s little pleasures, that we hardly know anymore in these days and age. Today’s houses, interior and even the lamps themselves does not capture the imagination. So we sit in front… Continue reading Elegant reading by lamp light
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Booktradelabels; an interesting collection May 27, 2017
I want to share an article from another collector with anyone who is interested: BOEKHANDELSZEGELTJES ZUID-KENNEMERLAND (Haarlem e.o.); van boekverkopersreclame tot verzamelobject Verzamelingen Boekbinders- en boekhandelsmerkjes worden weinig verzameld in vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld bladwijzers en ex librissen. De grootste openbare collectie bevindt zich i […]
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creatingmyownworldaroundme: 1828 :Hamburgischer Taschen-Kalender gold paper embossing with slipcase
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creatingmyownbookworldaroundme: dutch gilt paper from The Harvard Law School Library blog
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robert-hadley: Book Paper Source: vintageprintable.com
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demonagerie: Rylands Medieval Collection, Latin MS 53, f. 58v. Christianus Prolianus and Joachinus de Gigantibus (?), Astronomia (1478) “Comparative view of the magnitudes of the Sun (a large disc of burnished gold), the Moon (silver), Mars (gold), Venus (gold), Mercury (gold) and Earth (pale). Framed in a green wreath of leaves and blue background.” astrono […]
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Book cover depicting various groups of people in a wheel of time from Sears’ An illustrated description of the Russian empire ( AMNH Digital Special Collections, accessed May 15, 2017 –http://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/items/show/18687 (found via pinterest board that I folow https://nl.pinterest.com/philoden/)
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Photo 1 : Mikhail Bulgakov Museum in Kiev (Ukraine) This museum is entirely dedicated to the famous Russian writer and his art.There are about 2,500 items connected to life of the writer. The Museum was opened in 1991 for the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth. (http://bulgakov.org.ua/museum.php?section=o_dome&lang=en) Photo 2 t/m 5 : Photos of las […]
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danspb: Mikhail Bulgakov’s table. Ph:DanSpb Today’s birthday May 15th 1891 : Russian author, playwright and physician Mikhail Bulgakov
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Today’s birthday (Kiev) May 15th (O.S. May 3rd) 1891 : Mikhail Bulgakov. photo 1 : colourized photo of the author taken in 1935 (http://cultkiev.com/en/see/the-museum-of-mikhail-bulgakov-is-now-only-one-in-the-world) photo 2 : After two divorces he married Yelena Shilovskaya (born November 2nd 1893). She was his inspiration for the character Margarita in “t […]
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