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Art on the Lawn – September 7-8 in Deep River

Richard — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Advanced notice of another great arts event held in Deep River early this fall.

Rockcliffe Park Spring Book Fair

Richard — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:59:20 +0000

Rockcliffe Park Public Library Annual Book Sale
April 14-15, 2012
380 Springfield Road, Ottawa
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday
12:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday
Proceeds go to support the Rockcliffe Park branch of the OPL.

Ulysses Size Find!

Richard — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:33:24 +0000

Recently at an auction house I go to from time to time, they had a large book sale in conjunction with their regular auction to help divest of an estate collection. Along with some great older Canadian poetry volumes, I lucked into this beautiful Folio limited edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses for a fraction of the price. The gold leaf etchings by Paladino are outstanding, and the finely tooled blue goatskin leather binding is sublime. Definitely not a reading copy (although is any copy really readable?).

By far the best find I’ve had in a while, so with book sale season just around the corner, here’s hoping to many more!

Signed First…Sort of….

Richard — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:39:44 +0000

At a recent book sale I was at, I was pleased to stumble across a jacketed first edition of Canadian Mystery writer Howard Engel’s first book, The Suicide Murders. An unfortunate detraction of the book was that a gift inscription on the title page was Sharpied out, something I’ve seen often when a previous owner is looking to hide their name or the fact that Aunt Polly thought John would deeply enjoy The Passionate Pirate. However on closer inspection, the gift inscription was from the author Mr. Engel himself! Honestly, who blacks out the best wishes and thanks from the author?! Having not encountered this before, when I decide to catalogue the book for sale I guess the description will have to read “Signed first edition…sort of……”.

Wouldn’t it be Murder?

Richard — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:56:13 +0000

We recently acquired a copy of the Cheshire Cat Press’ Wouldn’t it be Murder, a wonderful letterpress book illustrated with engravings by George Walker and printed at the Poole Hall Press. The book contains the talk Alice scholar and enthusiast Joseph Brabant presented to the Lewis Carroll Society of North America at its first meeting in Canada, on May 12, 1990. The talked explored the question, from a humorous legal view of the situation, as to whether or not it would be murder if Alice left the Duchess’ child behind after the Duchess tossed it to her.

This fine copy is one of a limited 177 copies (as with all Cheshire Cat Press editions). But unlike other copies I’ve seen, it is signed by the artist George Walker and has an additional Alice engraving tipped onto the blank opposite the title page.

Devonshire School 25th Annual Book Sale This Weekend!

Richard — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:38:28 +0000

What: Devonshire Community Public School Book Sale

When: June 11th and 12th. The doors open on Friday at 3:30, and along with the books, there will be a silent auction, bake sale table and BBQ. Saturday morning, from 9am to 12pm, will be the book sale only.

Where: Devonshire Public School is located at 100 Breezehill Ave. N. (between Somerset and Gladstone, just west of Preston) in Hintonburg.

Elgin Street Public School Book Sale

Richard — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:28:31 +0000

Once again this year, Elgin Street Public School (310 Elgin-directly across from Minto Park) will be holding their annual used book sale on:

Thursday & Friday, June 16th & 17th 3:00-9:00pm;
Saturday, June 18th from 9:00am - 4:00pm; and
Sunday, June 19th from 10:00am – 3:00pm

Happy Hunting!

Small Press Book Fair – Spring 2011

Richard — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:01:21 +0000

spring 2011 edition
Saturday, June 25, 2011
12 – 5pm
Room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane).

contact rob at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com to sign up for a table.

Two upcoming Book Sales

Richard — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:36:18 +0000

One Boy One Van Foundation

will be holding its annual Really Big Book Sale on Saturday May 14 at Convent Glen Catholic School, 6212 Jeanne d’Arc Blvd in Orleans, from 9AM to 1PM. A huge selection of very gently used books, CDs, and DVDs, will be available. The One Boy One Van Foundation is a local charitable organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for physically handicapped children and their families in Eastern Ontario.

For more information, call 613.447.0728, or visit www.oneboyonevan.ca.

Elgin Street Parent Council Fourth Annual Book Sale

Elgin Street Parent Council is hosting its fourth Annual Book Sale and Silent Auction.

310 Elgin Street, Ottawa (Elgin at Gilmour)
Thursday June 16, 3PM to 9PM
Friday June 17, 3PM to 9PM
Saturday June 18, 9AM to 4PM
Sunday June 19, 10AM to 3PM

Hard and soft cover books, children’s books, non-fiction, and more. All proceeds go to arts and recreation programs for Elgin students.
Information: elginbooksale@gmail.com

Books, Beer & Brats!

Richard — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:04:37 +0000

The Books, Beer, & Brats Sale is only 3 weeks away, taking place on Saturday May 14th, from 11:30am-6:30pm. There is still space available if anyone has a number of books they’d like to divest of in a relaxed rummage sale style atmosphere with beverage and bratwurst close at hand. If interested in a space or have questions about the event, feel free to send me an e-mail at info@bytownbookshop.ca.

Hope to see you there!!