Salutations!
Welcome to 2006.
Winter in Cleveland makes me nostalgic for cross-country skiis and hot
cider. But where's the snow? Well, at least the sidewalks are clear
(despite this photo), and
we've got some complimentary hot tea and lots of books to
browse.... and maps (see below)....
Exciting
recent acquisitions
- Vintage westerns by Pocket Books, like Gringo Guns
by Peter Field, 1945 edition
- a new retrospective of The World on Sunday: Graphic Art in
Joseph Pulitzer's
Newspaper (1898 - 1911)
- History of the Army of the Cumberland by Van
Horne, 1875
- new reprints of Jane Eayre Fryer, including The
Mary Frances Sewing Book
- A Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Oriental Arts of Japan,
in 4 volumes, 1969
- a 1985 architectural monograph on American maestro Kevin
Roche
- Great Men and Famous Women, 8 leatherbound volumes,
1894
- first American edition of Darwin's classic On the Origin of
Species, 1860
- Harrison Fisher's A Dream of Fair Women, and other
illustrated beauties
NOBS
Forums:
Conversations Throughout the Book World
Larry Rakow
From Meggendorfer to Sabuda:
A Brief History of the Masters of
Pop-Up Books
Saturday, January 28, 4:00pm
Larry Rakow is the current president of NOBS and the owner of
Wonderland Books, a specialty shop focusing on used and rare children's
books with a special interest in pop-up and movable books. Larry will
draw from his own impressive collection to present an illustrated
lecture on the history of movable books with an emphasis on Robert
Sabuda, the contemporary master of all things pop-up.
NOBS Members free; non-members $3
Stump
the Bookseller Selection of the month
J65: John Hollis
The book I'm trying to find is
one that I read in the mid 1970s when I was approx. 10-12 years old. I
used to borrow it from my local library in Wales. I remember 2 main
characters, a girl and a boy, both at least in their early teens; I
remember the plot centred around a wood/forest/river/pond; the girl I
think was troubled; I'm sure the boy was a ghost - but am not certain
if this was known throughout the book or revealed at the end; the name
of the boy is "John Hollis" - if I have remembered the name correctly
then at the end of the book the girl kept shouting his name in the
woods but he didn't appear, possibly because he had previously appeared
to her only in times of trouble and now that her trouble was
resolved(?) he no longer appeared. I remember it as a bitter-sweet
tale, sweet because John Hollis helped the girl in times of trouble,
bitter because once the girl was happy again, he disappeared. Hope you
can help! I'd love to read it again.
Annex Gallery
Vintage Classroom Wall Maps
January 10-30
Remember your old elementary school classroom and the great big maps
that used to roll up like window shades? This Annex Gallery show
features some vintage maps, literary heritage maps, and other teaching
tools from the 50s and 60s. They'll be on display during the month of
January, and
available for purchase.
I hope to see you browsing at Loganberry soon!
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard; Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44120; 216.795.9800
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
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