Books & Vines is Relaunched - New Article Up

For its relaunch, Books and Vines takes a look at what has been recently released or is soon to be released, covering over 20 private/fine presses.

https://booksandvines.com

Welcome back and looking forward to your articles!

>1 busywine: I have enjoyed being educated by your superb book articles and I am glad you are to continue. You have caused me to spend way too much on the fine editions you write about, but I am so glad to have the books.

A review of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville Beyond the Holy Land, Foolscap Press (2019) is up on Books and Vines. Also, The Voiage and Travail of Sir John Mandeville, Grabhorn Press (1928).

https://booksandvines.com/2019/06/07/the-travels-of-sir-john-mandeville-beyond-t...

>4 busywine:
Great article, but you can't click on the pictures to have a better look. If I click on them, I get "Alert: Content is protected !!" error.

I must be towards the end of the queue as I got on the list this February, so my copy must be a few months away. I'm salivating looking at the preview of what I would eventually receive!

Btw, what are you thoughts on the binding?

Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, no longer supporting the click to enlarge feature for various reasons. I like the binding. The Cave paper is, as always, nice, and I think it apropos to the completely hand-made nature of everything in the edition, as well as to the design as a whole. Let me know what you think once you receive yours!!!

In the end, I'm happy with the Cave paper binding as well. There is a really nice solander box so the book won't be damaged while on the shelf.

>4 busywine: I really like your interview questions.

I fail to understand why this edition has not sold out. Though this might be the most expensive book I've ever bought, I don't understand how they're selling 90 copies for only $1200. Hand made paper, an incredible amount of hand work, two people's work for a year - this book is a steal. It's simply gorgeous, I can't recommend it enough.

>7 kdweber:

Hard to fathom. I don't think any of their books have sold out.
Even their Petrarch is still available, an incredible bargain at the published price.

>8 MobyRichard:
That Petrarch is one fantastic book.
https://booksandvines.com/2011/09/16/phisicke-against-fortune-by-francesco-petra...
Hard to believe it could still be available!!!!

A review of The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, Arion Press (2018) is up on Books and Vines.

https://booksandvines.com/2019/06/27/the-fairy-tales-of-oscar-wilde-illustration...

A review of The Descent of Ishtar, by Diana White, Eragny Press (1903) is up on Books and Vines.

https://booksandvines.com/2019/07/17/the-descent-of-ishtar-by-diana-white-eragny...

A review of:The Great War Poets - Rupert Brooke, Selected Poems; Edward Thomas, Selected Poems; and Wilfred Owen, Selected Poems, The Folio Society Limited Editions, are up at Books and Vines.

https://booksandvines.com/2019/08/03/the-great-war-poets-the-folio-society-limit...

BTW, two of these are at a significantly reduced price right now at Folio's annual LE sale. At $210, or something like that, these are pretty great deals.