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Looking for a reputable antiquarian bookseller in or near Massachusetts to assess and possibly purchase a large library.
Thank you.
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A big thank you to @vermontgmg for putting The Lumumba Plot on his "best of the year" list. "It’s like a Graham Greene novel come to life." doomsdayscenario.co/p/gmgrea…
Just sighted on MSNBC.
Harvey Dunn’s “Something for Supper” (Collection of South Dakota Art Museum) evidently on loan in the DC office of Sen. Mike Rounds.
Tip O’Neill also had a Harvey Dunn (1884 – 1952) of “Paul Revere’s Ride” in his Capitol office when Speaker of the House.
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Dec. 27, 1924: Leon Bakst, a Russian painter whose exotic, dynamic set and costume design for the Ballets Russes revolutionized the look of modern dance, dies at 58 in Paris. He was also a prolific painter, especially of portraits, and illustrator.
ALT Costume for Stravinsky’s “The Firebird”
ALT Set for Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty”
ALT “Portrait of Rachel Strong”
ALT Self-portrait
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Dec. 23, 1924: “The Last Laugh,” one of the crowning achievements of German expressionist cinema, is released. The film directed by F.W. Murnau about the tragic fall of a proud hotel doorman will revolutionize filmmaking with camera movements and visual storytelling. 1/7
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Acclaimed Author Says AI Is Accelerating Book Publishing’s Decline forbes.com/sites/torconstant…
A glorious array of 1960s Reader’s Digest Condensed Books — the ultimate yard-sale bookshelf decor — serves to boost “literary prestige” to Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s voting rights foe and Assistant AG pick in this @DeadlineWH clip.
So… @TomDohertyfilm
Was Adolf Loos’ [#BOTD 1870] name intentionally mispronounced by Dianne Wiest in Woody Allen’s “Hannah and her Sisters” … or was this just sloppy pseudo-intellectual name-dropping, as well as Brandeis snark?
@MidCenturyCinem
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11/25/1963: At JFK’s funeral Jackie Kennedy curtsies to Prince Philip.
In 1961 she was told by WH Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke there is no curtsying between equals. At the funeral she explains to Duke (R), “Well, Angie, I am no longer the wife of a chief of state."
Truly enjoying reading around in—and occasionally arguing in the margins of—@pulpcurry’s new REVOLUTION IN 35mm. A wealth of fascinating history in an eclectic and valuable collection. One of the most relevant, timely, and stimulating cinema books in a while. @PMPressOrg
Should add that if anyone is thinking about purchasing a copy…
Our year-end sale lasts through January 1st.
Take 50% off all books and e-Books with coupon code "Gift": pmpress.org/index.php?l=prod…
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The Associates Program of the Boston Public Library in Boston marked the 20th anniversary of its Writer-in-Residence Program for aspiring children's and YA authors with a new incentive. buff.ly/3CFMLAE
Mike Shatzkin, Colorful Publishing Industry Guru, Dies at 77 nytimes.com/2024/11/22/busin…
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Here's a mystery. The Vanity Fair article has Cormac McCarthy running off to Mexico in 1977 with a teenage girl. But in a 1974 letter to Hugh Kenner, Guy Davenport mentions that McCarthy had just run off to Mexico with a teenage girl. Did McCarthy do this more than once? Did Vanity Fair get the date wrong?
Re the Cormac McCarthy Vanity Fair piece…
There’s a major red flag early in the piece. Fact check the paperback of THE ORCHARD KEEPER that Augusta Britt says led her to recognize McCarthy from the author photo on the back.
Ain’t no author photo on the book. @dan_sinykin
Anyone want to predict the future of the rare first edition market for Cormac McCarthy titles in coming years?
November 20, 2024 is the day the prices froze.
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Nov. 20, 1924: It's a remarkable story of love's triumph over war. During WWI a German baron was shot and captured by U.S. soldier Charles Cummings; the wounded POW then fell for a nurse who happened to be Cummings' sister. The lovers are married today in Omaha, Neb. BUT... 1/4
