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All things bookish.

January 24, 2026
“There is nothing that begins so easily and takes us so far as the collecting of books.” I’ve always felt there was

Pope’s Homer

January 24, 2026
If, during a leisurely stroll down Cecil Court in modern day London, you were suddenly inclined to approach the first ten people

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January 24, 2026
Bookplates — traditionally inscribed with the Latin phrase ex libris, or “from the books of” — occupy a unique space at the

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January 24, 2026
No more rehearsing and nursing a part, we know every part by heart! Overture, curtains, lights. This is it, you’ll hit the

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January 24, 2026
No more rehearsing and nursing a part, we know every part by heart! Overture, curtains, lights. This is it, you’ll hit the heights. And oh, what heights we’ll hit. On with the show this is it. Tonight what heights we’ll hit, on with the