Salmagundi Booktopia

This book really jumped out at me because the spine was multicolored and looked old. So I pulled it out of the shelf and read the cover: Over Sexteen: Prudes Won't Think It Funny! That's just n...

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Over the past few days I have come across a few interesting books that I found attractive due to their illustrations and covers. Here are some that I found since this past weekend. First up i...

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Late this Saturday afternoon I took a quick peep at a local thrift store to check out their book section. I found one book that I could probably swap at Paperback Swap . I walked over to the el...

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On a short book hunting jaunt this afternoon, I came upon a red book with a very worn spine sitting on the shelf. The spine was so worn it was unreadable and little dried pieces of cloth chipped...

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Here's a nice piece of advertising ephemera I found today at an antique store for a mere pittance. There was just no matching the beauty of yesteryear's ladies. Glamourous, stylish and demure wit...

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Found these 2 nice yearbooks, The Compton Yearbook - An illustrated, factual record of outstanding events in 1963 complete with dust covers still intact. Although the insides of these two ye...

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There was a time when I did not know what I was doing when it came to book searching and buying. I still don't -- much. I find myself buying books just for the wonderful covers particularly if ...

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Okay, so I didn't find any high priced books but I still had fun. I always have fun book hunting. It's a veritable treasure hunt full of surprises. I ended up at a little thrift store I occasio...

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Everyone knows that this word has become taboo 30 years after this book's release. However, due to the controversial title of this children's book and its somewhat rare status, I found only 7 c...

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Interview and more photos. Simply stunning. Above: Portrait of Charles Bukowski

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Found this Thursday for a quarter while scanning some bookshelves on a half hour book hunt. It even has its dust cover - not so common for books of this age. The illustrations are by Josephine...

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Book hunting is fun, even when you don't always find something and walk away with hands empty. One never knows what they might find or what might be hidden on the bottom of a dusty shelf in som...

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Well this is one interesting book, that's for certain. I wish I had a copy so I could figure out why it's really named this. I don't think it has to do with cigarettes. What a strange title.

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I've been creating collages since August of this year. For my projects, I use old books with unusual illustrations and graphics found in science books, medical books and encyclopedias as well as...

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Make your own Casket Sarcophagus! Times are tough. Save money any way you can.

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Creative and wonderful typography piece - you just have to see it for yourself.

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Well, okay, it's a comic but still... No explanation needed, I would presume.

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GARWOOD & VOIGT Fine & Rare Books Maps & Prints 55 BAYHAM ROAD SEVENOAKS TN13 3XE ENGLAND has in its latest catalogue a fantastic and unusual book of cookery for sale. Quote from the catalo...

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At the last minute yesterday (by book hunting standards - as many book hunting nooks and crannies close at 4:59 pm sharp) I jumped in my book hunting jalopy and went over to a regular haunt. ...

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I'm not really ƒure just what needs to be explained about farting . Everybody does it. Even Benjamin Franklin, who trumpets his pride in ƒhooting the breeze in a compelling and attention gra�...

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Art books on the way from Kim Gordon, Raymond Pettibon, Dave Markey Photo by Jason Bergman Sonic Youth 's Thurston Moore spent a pretty good chunk of his non-SY time co-writing art and photo...

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I've always wondered what to do with discarded pantyhose. Thank goodness my question is answered with this lovely book! I will now spend my free time making pantyhose dolls for the whole family....

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I've recently started paying more attention to book trade labels that might be in some of my older books. After reading about these intriguing little pieces of artwork nuzzled in the often ove...

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He apparently was also an athlete.

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Here is a great site of old printing presses. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of these to use! Museum of Printing Presses Head on over to Cuts and Caps at the Museum of Printing Presses an...

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