Just in! Charles Darwin ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1860. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Item #168155 Very Good+. First American edition, first printing, first issue with two quotes opposite the title page. #darwin #charlesdarwin #ontheoriginofspecies #bookcollector #bookcollection #antiquarian #antiquarianbook #antiquarianbooks #bookshelf #bookporn  #bibliophile  #coolbooks #rarebook #rarebooks  #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #firstedition #personallibrary #rarebookcellar #bookseller #bookcollecting #oldbooks #rarebooksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Clrk4jSPWLq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

💬 Happy Tuesday! Did you pick up any new releases today? 📖🤎 Happy Release Day to WILD IS THE WITCH by @timesnewrachel! I’m reading this right now and it’s fantastic!! It’s atmospheric, magical, and the prose is simply gorgeous. 🪶🌿 Thank you to @sourcebooksfire for gifting me this copy! . . . h a s h t a g s : #wildisthewitch #thenatureofwitches #rachelgriffin #sourcebooks #newrelease #beautifulbook #readerforlife #booksofig #readersofig #seekthesimplicity #stillography #bookphotography #bookgram #booksandcandles #posttheordinary #bookworm #cozyvibes #darkacademia #lightacademia #bookcommunity (at The Woods) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxQEEbulyd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice •—————————————————————————————• This is the second book in the Owlcrate Classics Collection and it is stunning! @rena.illustration created a redesigned cover for Pride and Prejudice and it is just so pretty!! I love how it looks with Frankenstein, the first installment, and I can’t wait to see what the rest of them look like! (Psst.. if you missed out on Frankenstein there are still copies available in the shop at Owlcrate.com! If there are extras of Pride and Prejudice, they will be posted to the shop at a later date, so keep an eye out!) •—————————————————————————————• #owlcrate #ocrivalry #prideandprejudice #janeausten #janeaustenquote #beautifulbook #bookish #classicbooks #bookworm #constantreader #booknerdigans #bibliophile #bookaddict #booklove #bookaholic #classicliterature #bibliophile #reader #readerlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUxhDsLchM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The trade reviews are coming in for my newest YA fantasy, #shadesofrustandruin (hitting shelves 10-6-22), and I wanted to share this fabulous one from #SchoolLibraryJournal! 🎃 ⚙️ ⏲️ If you’d like an early read, I’ll be giving away an arc next week, and I’ve added something special to make this #beautifulbook one of a kind. ❤ So stay tuned! 🥳🎉🖤 #yafantasy #GoblinMarket #Labyrinth #bookstagram #GoblinKing #aghowardbooks #aghoward #books #bookcover #authorsofinstagram #portalfantasy #bookannouncement #yalit #Mystiquiel #beautifulbooks #bloomsburyya #halloweenreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPab8TLJRM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"Dunia ini lebih tak bisa dimengerti daripada yang kamu pikir. Koherensinya sebagian besar datang dari cara kerja akal budimu." ~ Daniel Kahneman Jika kita paham, sebenarnya harusnya kita khawatir betapa rentannya kita untuk dipengaruhi oleh orang lain atau oleh faktor-faktor acak ketika kita mencoba membuat keputusan yang rasional. Intuisi juga sangat terbatas. Kita kadang meromantiskan "suara batin" sebagai sesuatu yang hampir suci tetapi seringkali malah mengecewakan kita. Mengerti gambaran kehidupan mental kita membuat kita tidak boleh begitu saja mempercayai segala sesuatu yang muncul di pikiran kita. #book #books #thinkingfastandslow #danielkahneman #psychology #psychologybooks #psychologybook #paperback #bookcover #goodreads #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #readabook #readersofinstagram #booksofig #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #bookobsessed #bookaddicts #booklover #booklovers #bookish #bookpile #currentlyreading #psychological #masterpiece (at Semarang, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj2LklwJUnh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reading and releasing

Thrilled to share that Dune: Messiah by Frank Herbert is now available as part of The Christmas Collection from The Folio Society! It was a dream creating 8 interiors, 10 chapter headings, cover, and slipcase for this illustrated edition. • I feel incredibly fortunate to have created work for a book I love so much, and I hope the images contribute something extra for readers. A huge thank you to The Folio Society and AD Sheri Gee for trusting me with this project and for taking such care in the production details. The end product is a stunning collector’s item that I’m very proud to be a part of. I can’t wait to share more of the work with you. • On creating the cover (without spoilers): The cover depicts Alia dressed in ceremonial garb as the head of the empire’s religious wing. Her rites and rituals strengthen the symbolism around Muad’Dib: a lowly desert creature transformed into an infinite godhead.

We wanted to keep continuity with FS’s edition of the first book, illustrated by Sam Weber (incidentally one of my favorite illustrators). So, Alia’s veil is a link back to Sam’s final illustration in Dune, which depicts Alia as small child. For me, the veil is a nod to the danger of prescience to lock the practitioner onto a fixed path, paradoxically limiting their view. Increasingly in Dune: Messiah, Alia represents religious dogma and the danger of having “blind faith” in a supreme figure or philosophy, so obscuring her eyesight seemed appropriate. And we also get this fitting line early in DM: “Such a rich store of myths enfolds Paul Muad’Dib…and his sister, Alia, it is difficult to see the real persons behind these veils.”

From: McCauley, Lena M. (Lena May), 1859-1940. The joy of gardens. Rand McNally and Company, 1911

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★ Happy #ShelfieSunday, all! What have you been up to this weekend? Yesterday we got home from spending time with my family for Thanksgiving and today, I’m *trying* to write. It’s turning out to be one of those days that the words are really making me work for them though. I need to redo my TBR cart. I’ve read hardly any books from it this year, and think I should take that as a sign. 😬 ★ HASHTAGS // #beautifulbooks #shelfie #bookstagram #bookaesthic #readfantasy #bookaddict #bibliophile #booklover #booksofig #booksofinstagram #bookpics https://www.instagram.com/p/Cle2_aEvoRq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

» do you prefer a standalone or series? hello friends, Depends on my mood but I tend to lean more towards a series. I like to live in my fantasy books for as long as possible. ♡ read this series. read it read it. you will thank me later.. » hashtags:. #beautifulbooks #bookhoarder #bookphoto #authorappreciation #bookcommunity #bookseries #igreads #igbooks #booklove #booknerdigans #bibliophile #instagramreads #bookworm #bookstagram #thepoppywar #rfkuang #poppywar #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcollection #stack #bookstack #stackofbooks (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnP5eEMyyUe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’ve always been fascinated by the so-called “Decor Books”. These literary treasures not only provide a wealth of knowledge but also add a touch of glamour to your decor. They can instantly amp up your space. Please go through my blog and take your pick as your personality !!! Also, let me know which one you like or probably something that should have been on this list.

#AestheticSpace #Glamdecor #HomeDecor #Interiorideas #BeautifulInteriorAccents #Centerpiece #Beautifulbooks #BooksAsAccents #ElevateYourHome #SophisticatedSpace #MustHaveBooks

Albert Camus THE STRANGER New York: Knopf, 1946. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Item #168348 #thestranger #camus #albertcamus #bookcollector #bookcollection #antiquarian #antiquarianbook #antiquarianbooks #bookshelf #bookporn  #bibliophile  #coolbooks #rarebook #rarebooks  #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #firstedition #personallibrary #rarebookcellar #bookseller #bookcollecting #oldbooks #rarebooksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl9ZKhgPdaJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

✩ STRANDED 💬 Have you ever been on a cruise? 🤎📖 Snowpiercer meets The Hunger Games in a gripping near-future dystopian. Stranded by @sarahdanielsbooks sounds like such an exciting ride! A dystopian set at sea? 🛳️ Yes, please! Thank you to @sourcebooksfire for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y : Welcome to the Arcadia. Once a luxurious cruise ship, it became a refugee camp after being driven from Europe by an apocalyptic war. Now it floats near the coastline of the Federated States - a leftover piece of a fractured USA. For forty years, residents of the Arcadia have been prohibited from making landfall. It is a world of extreme haves and have nots, gangs and make-shift shelters. Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out to have the rare chance to live a normal life as a medic on dry land. Nik is a rebel, planning something big to liberate the Arcadia once and for all. When events throw them both together, their lives, and the lives of everyone on the ship, will change forever . . . . . . h a s h t a g s : #stranded #sarahdaniels #dystopian #scifibooks #postapocalyptic #beautifulbooks #bookphotography #cozyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXnHiyO8p1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Love is its own sort of magic.” — Lyssa Mia Smith, Revelle •——————————————————————————• This beauty was the February book pick for @owlcrate. It’s got an exclusive redesigned cover, dust jacket art, exclusive foil designs on the hardcover and is signed by the author! This book description gives me 1920’s Moulin Rouge vibes and I can’t wait to read it! April boxes are on sale and I am SO EXCITED for the book pick (if I’m right.. and I usually am 😏) Use my code TAYLOR15 to save on your first box! •——————————————————————————• #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #revelle #yalit #yabooks #bookworm #constantreader #bookphotography #booknerd #yafantasy #bookaholic #yabookstagram #owlcrate #ocmagic2023 #readingforlife #readersofinsta #bookcommunity #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWmQFMLnaQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Where are you traveling/visiting in your current read? 📚🍂🤎 . Welcome to our stop in the Bookstagram Tour for Misprized by @nataliesburford hosted by @mtmctours! Misprized is the first book in a YA Fantasy series in which Severine is traded by her grandmother and forced to find a cure for a mysterious illness that plagues the kingdom. To find the cure, she must enter into a competition called the Inquest of the Betrothed, trick a cunning king, and survive against mythological beings who are stronger than she’ll ever be. Out now!!
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{Book Review} Misprized is one of our latest reads & it was a great tale featuring a human girl that enters blindly into an impossible quest!! This is the story of Severine, an adventurous independent young lady that sees the world with wonder while also seeking a peaceful life. I loved how despite being sheltered she was not afraid to take on the challenge of thwarting the fearsome king in search of ingredients to stop a deadly disease that promises to doom them all. And then there is so much to learn of the magical world that she’s living in, from the mythological creatures she’s being forced to compete to the history of this world. Misprized is a compelling, high-stakes story with the chosen one trope (that I will never grow tired of reading) & it’s the perfect fantasy book to add to your TBR! 😍🤎 .
And don't forget to visit #MisprizedMTMC from February 6th - February 15th for more beautiful tour posts & reviews!
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A Journey Through time London Transport Photographs 1880 to 1965.