dusty and bound wonders

Greetings to you, I am a book fanatic and have been collecting books since I was first given an old edition of Marx and Engels' well-known manifesto. Now, I would like to share with you some interesting book covers and book interiors I have encountered... If you're a vintage/antique book collector or admirer simply scroll your way down the blog and get a grasp of the artsy covers that are available here. enjoy!

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1963 & 1965 editions / cover drawing by graham byfield

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A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (via wordsnquotes)

‘couldn’t agree more.

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[1eabrare]

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” - George Orwell Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell, First Edition www.RareBooksFirst.com Rare Books from 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books Like us at www.FaceBook.com/1stEditions #RareBooks   #RareBooksFirst   #Quotes  #GeorgeOrwell  

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Les chaînes de l’esclavage

--> “The Chains of Slavery” (original title)

by Murat

published by Christian Bourgois (part of the 10/18 collection) publishings

printed in England, in December 1988

originally printed in England, in 1774 by ?

original miniature on cover by ? 

“Considered as the first treaty of modern insurrection”

[macrolit]

A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway. First U.S. Edition. Grosset and Dunlap, 1929

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Une journée d’Ivan Denissovitch

–> “One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich”

by Alexandre Soljenitsyne (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)

published by 10-18

printed in Portugal, in 1975

First published in november 1962 by the Soviet literary magazine Noviy Myr (New Wolrd)

[1eabrare]

“Where a man feels at home, outside of where he’s born, is where he’s meant to go.“ - Ernest Hemingway Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition www.RareBooksFirst.com Rare Books from 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books Like us at www.FaceBook.com/1stEditions #RareBooksFirst   #RareBooks   #Quotes  #ErnestHemingway   

[dustyandboundwonders]

another reason to go (book) hunting.

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Éparpillements

--> “Scattering”

by Natalie Clifford Barney

published by Persona publishings

printed in Condé-sur-Noireau, France, in April 1982

originally published in 1910 by Sansot

photo of Natalie Barney in 1910

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Nord

–> “North”

by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (aka Céline)

published by Le Livre de Poche

printed in Paris,France, in 1971

originally published in 1960 by Gallimard

cover artwork by atelier Pierre Faucheux

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El Destino de un Miembro del Cuerpo de Autodefensa

--> ‘The Destiny of a Member of the Selfdefense Corps/Forces’

author unknown

published by Foreign Languages Publishing, North Korea

printed in North Korea, in 1976

- Spanish edition

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Le mythe de Sisyphe

–> The myth of Sisyphus

by Albert Camus

first published in 1942 by Gallimard

artwork on cover by Harold Cohen

published by Gallimard in the idées collection

printed in Saint-Amand (France), in 1982

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Neither East nor West

by Marie-Louise Berneri

published by Freedom Press

printed in London, in 1952

This book is a compilation of 51 articles by revolutionary Marie-Louise Berneri, an anarchist militant originally from Italy who migrated to England, written between 1918 until her death in 1949. It was published by friends and colleagues as tribute to her dedication in her ideological struggle.

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Opéra - suivi de Plain-Chant

by Jean Cocteau

published by Le Livre de Poche

printed in Paris, France, in 1967

originally published by Stock editions in 1959

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Vers l’armée de métier

--> “Towards an army career” (suggestions for translation are welcomed)

by Charles De Gaulle

published by Berger-Levrault publications

printed in Nancy, France, in 1944

first published in 1934 by the same publisher

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On se bat sur la lune

--> “Fighting on the moon”

by Émile Anton (pseudonym for authors Jeanne Fage-Antonelli & Émile Debard)

published by Maison Mame

printed in Tours, France, in 1956

cover artwork by Amlix