Offerred for sale is a magnificent book. It is a hardcover first edition of Orlando, measuring 6.25" x 9.25". It is one of only 800 limited edition copies of the book signed by the author, this being number 465.
Magnificent Desolation (2009) is a book by Buzz Aldrin which features beautiful images from the Apollo 11 mission with words from the famous astronaut.
I found Mr. Darvish's work to be very intelligent and moving and wanted to share it with you. I also wanted to know a bit more about this artists relationship with books so I contacted him and asked if he would participate in an interview for this post. He graciously agreed and here is the interview:
Rare Bible Exhibition Tours the Country
Book Thief Swallows Rare Book
Peter Howard, owner of Serendipity Books, dies
One of the oldest printed books in the world discoverd in Utah
“If you’re on an airplane, a Kindle is convenient because you can take hundreds of manuscripts with you to read. Digitalization makes the text available to more people, but it cannot provide the full experience of a book,” he said. “A digital book is not a book at all.”
"The passionate collector's hoard Includes extraordinary writings by Keats, Gandhi, Blake and Churchill
Roy Davids, whose collection is now being offered at Bonhams, is the consummate collector, who has gathered fascinating items that bring the holder to a richer idea of persons and circumstances than the content of the pieces alone.
A previously unknown copy of a very rare book of early poems by William Blake is for auction at the Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs sale at Bonhams in London on 22 March. It is estimated at between £60,000-80,000.
