#BookCollector

[thesymbolsofparadise]

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Venice (1891) by Ferdinando Ongania

[starlightbooktales]

» last series you finished? hello friends, I finally read The Final Gambit a bit ago. & I loved it! I am so glad I finally finished this trilogy. It was so good. Now I’m super excited for the spin off. ♡ if you have not started The Inheritance Games, you are missing out. » hashtags:. #TheInheritanceGames #JenniferLynnBarnes #BookCollection #Bookstagram #TheFinalGambit Bookstagrammer #igreads #StackofBooks #readersofinstagram #Stack #BookSpines #bookphotography #booklover #readersofig #bookcommunity #TheFinalGambit #TheHawthorneLegacy #bookcollector #bookstagramfeature (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWBR37ggs4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Which cover is your favorite? 🤎📖 It’s so hard to pick just one… but I’d have to say Autumn of the Grimoire by @jlvampa. 🤎 I’m going to keep this short because I’m having “date night” with my kiddo. We’re both a little under the weather with head colds this week, so we’re cuddled up watching a movie together. 🤎 Happy Friday night, friends! 🫶🏻 . . . #prettybooks #coverlove #autumnofthegrimoire #fantasybooks #kingofbattleandblood #scarlettstclair #romantasy #fantasyromance #darkacademia #darkaesthetic #bookcollector #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOFj5HORYc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[natreviewsbooks]

So I miiiight have impulse bought this gorgeous book months ago and completely forgot about it until it showed up today! It came in an incredibly velvety feeling box from @midnight.whispers.box and I'm excited to add it to my collection of special editions. Is there a special edition book you bought for your shelf?

[tometraveling]

Already missing Shadow & Bone on Netflix.

[abookwormsnook]

Hey book dragons! So it’s raining today and it’s is the perfect weather to wrap up and read. My latest book mail is a book by our own @thecailin ! I’ve always been a sucker for a good werewolf story so I’m excited to dive into this one. 🪴🌿✨🕯️✨🌿🪴🌿✨🕯️✨🌿🪴 #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #book #bookstagrammer #bookstacoven #booksbooksbooksandmorebooks #booklove #bookblogger #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookcollector #werewolf #paranormalbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CocdgIhLnP8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rare-books-finder]

A Journey Through time London Transport Photographs 1880 to 1965.

[rarebookcellar]

Roald Dahl JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH New York: Knopf, 1961. First Edition; 2nd Issue. Hardcover. Item #171359 Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. Light bump atop front panel. Illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 2nd issue with 4 line colophon on rear. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. #bookcollector #bookcollection #antiquarian #antiquarianbook #antiquarianbooks #bookshelf #bookporn  #bibliophile  #coolbooks #rarebook #rarebooks  #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #firstedition #personallibrary #rarebookcellar #bookseller #bookcollecting #oldbooks #rarebooksofinstagram #jamesandthegiantpeach #roaldahl https://www.instagram.com/p/CpeHqSbLMTw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tworyimroki]

Lovely green bookmarks 🥦 Hand sewn, stiffened ❤️ Big: 8$ + shipping costs Small: 5$ + shipping costs

[thereadinghobbit]

Oliver Marks has just been released from prison, and is finally ready to tell Detective Colborne what really happened when his classmate was killed ten years ago. As young actors at an elite conservatory, Oliver and his classmates played the same roles – villain, hero, temptress – over and over again, both off stage and onstage. But when the casting changes, good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into real life. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had seen If We Were Villains by @sureasmel around but I didn’t read it until my friend @judithbleeker recommended and lent it to me. It’s not the type of book I read (anymore) and it was very stressful at times, but I was pulled in by the promise of Shakespearian theatre and very soon I was completely hooked. 📚 What struck me most was the emotional complexity of these characters. Difficult backgrounds, trauma, insecurity and forced vulnerability, set in this tiny, isolated, cult-like academic world, then add the strong emotions of the Shakespearian stage and you have fireworks. The way tension builds and ebbs away (but never completely) only to return stronger is masterfully done. 📚 I love how Shakespeare is interwoven in the story, more than just a few references, it’s the very fabric this world is built out of, and underscores some of the characters’ most pivotal moments. They really live Shakespeare. Someday I plan to reread this book again in conjunction with all those plays. Though you genuinely don’t need to to understand and enjoy the book, but it does give the story that much more depth. 📚 A very well crafted book that you should definitely check out if you either like Shakespeare or murder mystery/thriller stories. 📚 (Content warnings below, may contain spoilers) . . . . . . . .   CW’s: violence, abuse, blood, gore, death, suicide (off-page) . #ifwewerevillains #mlrio #shakespeare #bookreview #bookworm #bookish #bookblogger #amreading #bookgram #instareads #bookishlove #readmorebooks #bookstagrammers #bookcollector #readinglife #bookwormproblems #bookobsessed #bedtimereading #readerforlife #bookshark #bookpicture #bookishphoto #bookreviewer #booksaremagic #bookblog #goodreads #review #bookishproblems https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIEcPNLZWy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ianfulgar]

To get ahead in life, it is essential to keep reading.

[starlightbooktales]

» Most owned genre? hello my friends, I would say I own mostly fantasy books. It’s the genre I read the most as well. So it only make sense. I do have a good amount of contemporary books as well. But fantasy will always have my heart. » hashtags:. #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #sundayshelfie #shelfiesunday #shelfie #shelf #bookcommunity #bookcollector #homelibrary #bookspines #lotsofbooks #bookcollection #bookcollecting #librariesofinstagram #personallibrary #ilovebooks #mybooks #booksaremylife #bookworm #booklover #booklove (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cokma11rcvS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[harmonyhealinghub]

The Hidden Manuscript Shaina Tranquilino September 26, 2024

Ed Huxley had spent a lifetime collecting rare books. His townhouse was a sanctuary of old tomes, dusty volumes, and forgotten manuscripts. It was his way of feeling close to the past, to lost histories and obscure knowledge. He lived alone, a bachelor by choice, with nothing but his books for company. On this particular evening, as rain tapped against the windows of his study, he received a package that would change his life forever.

It arrived wrapped in brown paper, tied with a simple piece of twine. There was no return address. Curious, Ed placed the package on his desk and cut the twine with a flick of his pocket knife. Inside, he found an old manuscript bound in cracked, black leather. The pages were yellowed and brittle, but the ink remained sharp, each word meticulously crafted. The cover bore no title, but when he opened it, the words at the top of the first page sent a chill down his spine:

"The Ritual of Blood and Bone."

His hands trembled slightly as he read further. The manuscript described an ancient ritual, one that promised to unlock hidden knowledge and power. The instructions were written in cryptic language, but Ed, who had studied esoteric texts his entire life, deciphered it with ease. The ritual required a few specific ingredients—bones of an ancestor, a drop of blood, and a particular incantation spoken at midnight under the light of a full moon.

His eyes scanned the room, heart pounding. This manuscript—there was something about it, something darker and more dangerous than anything he had encountered in his many years of collecting. And yet, he felt compelled to continue. It was as if the words on the page had embedded themselves into his very mind, urging him to follow the ritual.

That night, Ed stood in his study, the manuscript open on the desk before him. The ingredients were laid out: a small bone fragment from his mother’s burial urn, a needle to draw a drop of his blood, and a black candle to illuminate the room. The house was silent, save for the ticking of the grandfather clock in the hall. As the hour approached midnight, he could feel something shift in the air—a heaviness, a presence.

Taking a deep breath, he pricked his finger with the needle, letting a single drop of blood fall onto the bone fragment. The candle flickered as if in response, casting strange shadows on the walls. He began to recite the incantation, the ancient words foreign on his tongue but oddly familiar, as if he had known them all along.

The moment he spoke the final syllable, the room seemed to breathe. A gust of wind, though the windows were closed, swept through the study, extinguishing the candle and plunging the room into darkness. Ed's heart raced. His hands fumbled for the matches, but before he could light the candle again, a cold, raspy voice echoed in the room.

"Blood of the Huxley line… it is time."

Ed froze, his breath catching in his throat. He turned slowly toward the source of the voice, but the room was empty. Yet, the voice seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere, reverberating in his bones. His pulse quickened as he stumbled back, knocking into the desk. The manuscript, still open, began to glow faintly, the ink on the pages shifting and reforming before his eyes.

The text he had just read vanished, replaced by a single, damning sentence: "The price has been paid."

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his chest, as if something deep inside him was tearing apart. He gasped, clutching his chest, but it wasn’t his heart. It was something deeper, something ancient, awakening inside him.

In his mind’s eye, Ed saw flashes of memories that were not his own. Faces of ancestors long dead, voices whispering secrets, and a cold, endless darkness stretching back centuries. He saw his great-grandfather, his eyes wild with terror, standing over the same manuscript, performing the same ritual. He saw others—his ancestors, all members of the Huxley family—each one performing the ritual at different points in time, always drawn to the manuscript, always paying the price.

A terrifying realization dawned on him. This was not just a ritual for power or knowledge—it was a binding contract. The Huxley family had been cursed, bound to this ritual for generations. Each time a member of the family found the manuscript, they would be compelled to perform the ritual, sealing their fate. It was a cycle, one that could not be broken. And now, it was Ed's turn.

His vision blurred as the memories overwhelmed him. He stumbled toward the manuscript, desperate to close it, to end this nightmare. But as his fingers brushed the pages, he felt a searing pain in his palm. The manuscript had come alive, its pages wrapping around his hand like tendrils, pulling him closer.

"No…" Ed whispered, trying to pull away, but the manuscript held fast. The ink on the pages began to flow, like blood, spreading up his arm and across his skin. His reflection in the window showed the truth—his face was changing, becoming hollow, skeletal. He was becoming one of them.

With a final, desperate scream, Ed collapsed to the floor. The manuscript lay open beside him, its pages blank, the ritual complete.

By morning, the townhouse was quiet once more, save for the ticking of the grandfather clock. The manuscript, now dormant, sat on the desk, waiting for the next Huxley to find it.

And the cycle would begin again.

[adornesibley]

I used to feel guilty for not having read every book on my shelves and having a never-ending, always expanding TBR. But I have come to realize that I buy books like I buy food. With the intent to consume but always too much and more than I can afford. Books and stories are sustenance. They give me life and are here to be savored and enjoyed at leisure. Sometimes I binge, sometimes I fast, but it’s never a race or a competition. 

I’m, nowadays, looking at books more like pieces of art. I keep them on a shelf, I look at them and love them. Sometimes I take them down and read a few pages, sometimes I devour them whole. And this is okay. There is no shame here. 

I think it’s important to realize, accept, and embrace that there will never be enough time to read all of the things you planned on reading. Or seeing. Or hearing. We can only go with our guts, and consume what brings us joy (or fear, or sadness, ya know as art does). 

Sustainability in books is a topic that is entwined with this and I wish to come back to. So, this is a pin in this conversation. I do not currently have the spoons and my four cats need to eat XD

The absolutely stunning cover illustration is by the amazingly talented Peter Andrew Jones

[bestbookmonkey]

Just finished organizing my library by the century I plan to read each book. It’s called long-term planning, folks!

[rare-books-finder]

📚 Rare Find: The Works of William Robertson (26 Vol Set) 📚

Dive into the historical richness with this exquisite 26-volume set of "The Works of William Robertson, D.D." published in 1827. Immerse yourself in the profound insights of the renowned historian, accompanied by the eloquent commentary of Dugald Stewart, F.R.S.

🎨 Illustrated Beauty: Adorned with several captivating black and white vignettes, this collection is not just a literary treasure but a visual delight!

📖 Condition: Good+ - 20x14cm, wrapped in blue cloth with gilt title on the spine, featuring a black border on the cover. Foxing adds a touch of vintage charm, while thumbed edges tell tales of its journey. Pages slightly yellowed, echoing the passage of time.

🖌️ Featured Artists: Frederick Walker R.B., Wallace, William Makepeace Thackeray. Published by Smith, Elder & Co., London in 1879.

Don't miss the chance to own a piece of history. Whether you're a history buff, a literature lover, or a collector of rare editions, this set is a gem waiting to be cherished.

📩 Direct Message for inquiries and make this historical masterpiece a part of your collection! 📜🏛️ #RareBooks #LiteraryTreasure #HistoricalCollection #BookLovers #Collector'sItem