tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post5451652987801910965..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Folio Society splurgelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-62581414237178781492014-09-14T12:37:19.882+10:002014-09-14T12:37:19.882+10:00Next time you're in Melbourne, Pam, we could m...Next time you're in Melbourne, Pam, we could meet up for a coffee & a browse in Camberwell. The only problem with Sainsburys is that they don't have any cheap Penguins, they're a bit pricier than that. Still, a lovely place to browse & dream if not buy.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-71189961930260091702014-09-14T12:35:24.516+10:002014-09-14T12:35:24.516+10:00They are beautiful. I've been a member of the ...They are beautiful. I've been a member of the Folio Society on & off for many years & their books are beautiful objects as well as being books I want to read. Ebooks are wonderful & convenient but they don't have the appeal of a beautifully produced book like these.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5919592805601330882014-09-14T08:02:03.300+10:002014-09-14T08:02:03.300+10:00Your folio books are gorgeous. I have found a cou...Your folio books are gorgeous. I have found a couple in second hand and charity shops also. I always try to look fot them. Enjoy. Someone told me about the book shopmin Csmberwell when I was in Melbourne nlast week but ran out of time tobget there. Next time!Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91747215170579051742014-09-13T15:14:37.331+10:002014-09-13T15:14:37.331+10:00What utterly gorgeous books! What utterly gorgeous books! Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834243825586087161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-37903503180402226342014-09-12T15:49:58.435+10:002014-09-12T15:49:58.435+10:00I haven't read much Houseman & looking thr...I haven't read much Houseman & looking through this book, I'm surprised by how very melancholy many of the poems are. I feel I need to read more about him too so I can understand where his inspiration came from.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-74740547144816555212014-09-12T15:49:02.462+10:002014-09-12T15:49:02.462+10:00Thanks Nellie, they are lovely books.Thanks Nellie, they are lovely books.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-37019926377971227432014-09-12T15:48:46.604+10:002014-09-12T15:48:46.604+10:00Or am I rushing off a cliff like a lemming? I'...Or am I rushing off a cliff like a lemming? I've just added book no 998 to my Library Thing tbr list. Together & Apart by Margaret Kennedy, one of the new Vintage reprints. there are two Greyladies on the way to me now so it would be lovely if one of them became unread book no 1000!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-12391462641027659442014-09-12T06:43:53.451+10:002014-09-12T06:43:53.451+10:00Rushing towards your goal made me laugh, Lyn. The...Rushing towards your goal made me laugh, Lyn. The books are gorgeous and I especially love the woodcuts too!Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-83630352980546566072014-09-11T19:01:16.325+10:002014-09-11T19:01:16.325+10:00I'm a sucker for Folio editions. They are beau...I'm a sucker for Folio editions. They are beautiful aren't they? I hope you enjoy them!Helen - Fennell Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347483680723042681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-58516785883576659132014-09-11T16:47:31.565+10:002014-09-11T16:47:31.565+10:00I am so envious of that beautiful Houseman volume!...I am so envious of that beautiful Houseman volume!! He and T S Eliot are my favourite poets...marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.com