Tony Fothergill | Ken Spelman Rare Books, York
Ken Spelman Rare Books, ABA. ILAB. PBFA.
books | birds | baking | photography | travelling | guitars ~ Art, gardening, women & science, Italian Grand Tour, manuscripts, the unusual.
www.kenspelman.com kenspelmanbooks@gmail.com
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Rare Books. Booksellers & Librarians
Rare booksellers, rare book librarians and special collections &c. Let me know any I might have missed and I'll be happy to add them.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
Independent bookshop and art gallery in Galway, Ireland. Free delivery in Ireland and we ship worldwide. New, used and rare books. www.kennys.ie | www.thekennygallery.ie
@liber-ray.bsky.social
Archivist at Lincoln College, Oxford and Support Officer for Academic Engagement at Bodleian Libraries 📖 Medievalist 📜 I like big books and cannot lie! (she/her) 📕
@rarebookschool.bsky.social
Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials. rarebookschool.org
@heggledepeg.bsky.social
PhDer | Writer | Curator | Teacher | Lapsed theatre maker | Ex-Londoner
@romanceofbooks.bsky.social
Special Collections Librarian / Print Historian Fascinated by the history of scientific illustration. Documenting natural history books I encounter in my research 📚🦋
@nathangabbard.bsky.social
Bibliophile. Rare and antiquarian bookseller, @OwlCreekBooks.com, mid-city Los Angeles. English bulldog dad. Midwest grown.
@hanslindner-1409.bsky.social
I'm an experienced international Antiquarian Bookseller and have successfully exhibited in more than 400 international Book Fairs worldwide. I'm specialized in outstanding Children's and illustrated books. Beautiful books and traveling are my passion.
@pennmaterialtexts.bsky.social
Workshop in the History of Material Texts @upenn.edu / founded by Peter Stallybrass in 1993, now directed by @zacharylesser.bsky.social, John Pollack, and Jerry Singerman / Mondays, 5:15pm / in person in the Kislak Center, and on Zoom / All welcome
@arthurfournier.bsky.social
Broker of manuscripts & archives, ABAA/ILAB dealer of rare books. Active in BSA, RBMS, ARLIS communities. Qualified appraiser. Literature, the arts, social-political movements, underground / DIY press, pop culture + https://linktr.ee/arthurfournier
@vrfreedman.bsky.social
Hebrew & Jewish Studies librarian at University College London. Co-convenor, Hebraica Libraries Group. Posts are my own views etc She/her
@jillburke.bsky.social
Author, historian, occasional curator - of art, material culture, bodies, beauty/cosmetics, 1400-1700 esp Italy. Research Director @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social, senior fellow Turin Humanities Programme, committee member @srsrensoc.bsky.social
@thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
We were an AHRC-funded project (Sept. 2021-Feb. 2025), based at the University of Edinburgh. Our main output was a digital edition of the books of Yorkshire gentlewoman, Alice Wandesford Thornton (1626-1707). See http://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk
@profcatheriner.bsky.social
Pro-Vice-Chancellor University East Anglia and Professor of Early Modern Studies. Previously Director, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Kent; everyday life, material histories, creative heritage.
@bishopsgateinst.bsky.social
Proudly independent since 1895. Dive into our archives and learn with us online. https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
@pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
Sending books to every corner of the known universe since 1918
@mildakviz.bsky.social
Early modern travel historian researching rare books at the National Library of Lithuania and curating rare books and manuscripts at the National Museum of Lithuania. Basically, if it’s old, bound, and mysterious, I’m probably digging into it.
@lizmarlowe.bsky.social
Art History & Museum Studies Prof. Ancient Rome, object biography, epistemology, museums, display, looting, provenance, forgery.
@renaudadam.bsky.social
Book historian | Low Countries 15th-17th | Censorship https://www.uliege.be/cms/c_9054334/fr/repertoire?uid=U188166
@thomasplumes.bsky.social
The Library of Dr Thomas Plume (1630-1704), established 1704 in Maldon, Essex. www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
@stephenrench.bsky.social
Selling secondhand and antiquarian books online, at book fairs and at the Brackley Antique Cellar. Member of the PBFA.
@susannekrones.bsky.social
Programmleiterin C.H.Beck Literatur | Program Director | #reading | #writing | #publishing | #books
@helenbennett.bsky.social
Nature lover & trying, in my own small way, to conserve & protect it! Passionate about habitat creation & gardening for ALL wildlife. Oh yes, I'm a nature photographer & I paint too! : )) All images shared are my own © From South East, England, UK
@citylightsbooks.bsky.social
A literary meetingplace since 1953, City Lights is a landmark bookstore and publishing house, known for our commitment to innovative writing and progressive ideals.
@firstsrarebooks.bsky.social
The Antiquarian Booksellers Association's premier book fairs Firsts London: 15 - 18 May 2025 linktr.ee/firstslondon
@michelamassimi.bsky.social
Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh. More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/
@mcnaughtans.co.uk
Rare & second-hand bookshop in central Edinburgh, est. 1957. Open every day 11am to 5pm, and till 8pm on Thursdays.
@richardfoxbc.bsky.social
Head of Science at Butterfly Conservation - moth & butterfly sightings, science & conservation. (He/his)
@speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social
We take care of KU Leuven Libraries' heritage collections housed in the University Library: rare books, lecture notes and other manuscripts, graphics... We also have a reference collection of more than 65.000 titles on book history.
@antiquariatcl.bsky.social
Selling #rarebooks and #usedbooks online. Books for sale at Booklooker, ZVAB and Abebooks. Find our complete range and impressum here: linktr.ee/antiquariatcl
@davebspain.bsky.social
I try to photograph nature, mostly birds & I'm having fun with it. All my own photos & they are © and taken in the wild. You can find me at - https://www.dbphotography.es/ https://linktr.ee/dave_bryant
@jlensink.bsky.social
Antiquariaat Digitalis is an antiquarian bookshop in Amsterdam Noord, open on appointment and when we’re in. Lots of picture books, art books, graphic design, photobooks and more. And also some art.
@apettegree.bsky.social
Historian of the Reformation, the history of the book and media transformations. Director of @universalstc.bsky.social.
@aldenlibdigital.bsky.social
Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Libraries, Athens. https://bit.ly/m/archives-ohiouniversity (Not that XL public uni in Columbus--we're older.)
@aviarybooks.bsky.social
Quality used books in most genres. Plus a special selection of used and new Photobooks, Architecture, and Fine Art. Located in downtown New Bedford MA.
@amwashington.bsky.social
Assistant Museum Librarian @metmuseum | acquisitions, management, critlib | Art, history, pop culture | Bronx Girl, manga fan, knitter.
@inkqrare.bsky.social
Fine Books by Appointment or Chance 4950 Keller Springs Rd. Suite 160 Dallas, TX www.inkqrarebooks.com
@marshslibrary.bsky.social
Beautiful library of the early Enlightenment in central Dublin. Opened in 1707; still welcoming visitors, tourists and scholars. Registered Charity RCN 20000752
@stuartkells.bsky.social
History of books, history of money. Enterprise Fellow, Melbourne Institute #UniMelb. Editor #LibraryPlanet. Author of Alice, The Library, Shakespeare’s Library, Penguin & the Lane Brothers
@mclees-fiona.bsky.social
Paper conservator in Wales. Manuscripts, drawings, artists’ materials, studios, sideline interests in holy wells, roodscreens, and all manner of heritage at the end of long country lanes. Colour-related Instagram posts @chromatic_dispatches
@utopiasafaris.bsky.social
We Offer Tailored Safari & Beach Holidays Within Tanzania! https://utopia-safaris.com/ Safaris & Cultural Tours Mt. Kilimanjaro Trekking Tours Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia Beach Holidays
@blacksbooks.bsky.social
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Archival Collections.
@bibliographos.bsky.social
Del mercadillo a la libreria From the Flea Market to the Bookstore BIBLIOGRAPHOS Books Madrid #rarebooks #books #antiquarian #bibliophile #todocoleccion #bookauctions #booklover #spanishbook https://www.todocoleccion.net/tienda/bibliomanos
@spranz.org
Nature Photographer #noAI Occasionally speaker and competition judge National Geographic Germany/APOY winner Austria https://linktr.ee/henrik_spranz
@masudk.com
Higher Education, Libraries, IT, Leadership, Digital, and Diversity. University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masudkhokhar/ All views are mine. Love Cats & Coffee!
@martinevanelk.bsky.social
Professor in Long Beach, CA. She/her. Early modern women writers, drama, and book history. Blogs on early modern women. Opinions my own (of course) bio.site/martinevanelk https://hcommons.org/members/martinevanelk/ https://earlymodernfemalebookownership.w
@altyellonatpark.org
A team of scientists & activists, in & around Yellowstone National Park. 501c3. Posting photos, ideas & solutions, because together, we can change the world. Please report malicious trolls & imposters. We are AltYelloNatPark™️