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[buzzbookstore]

Playing with the light box again and liking how these 1890s Alices look. #aliceinwonderland #throughthelookingglass #downtherabbithole #ilovethe1890s #victorianbindings #henryaltemus #shelfie #lightbox #treatyourshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5E650BgyA/?igshid=1xed5eh4vdk5g

[rmdreier]

1920 HC The Circus Boys on the Plains, or The Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show Frank Gee Patchin writing as Edgar B. P. Darlington. The Circus Boys series #5. Bumbed and worn boards, clean, crisp interiors as shown. 16 pages of ads in back. 📦$12 shipped in the US. Link in bio claim in comments or DM to purchase. 📚🎪🤡 #circus #frankgeepatchin #edgarbpdarlington #circusboys #boysseriesbooks #henryaltemus #vintagebookseller #vintage #vintagebooks #adventure #mystery #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #seriesbooks #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #bibliophile #bookworm #bookcollectors #bookaneer #bookaneer4sale (at Dodge Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_krb-xAMiu/?igshid=16bf8o0kudcm2

[buzzbookstore]

New goodies that just arrived on my doorstep: ▪️”Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley (1945) ▪️c1899 “Through The Looking-Glass” (yes another copy) ▪️”Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe” (c1900) Halloween may be over but it’s never too late for Frankenstein & Poe. Happy #Poevember, I guess! #edgarallanpoe #novembertoremember #rarebooks #frankensteinsmonster #maryshelley #throughthelookingglass #henryaltemus #vintagebooks #shelfie #bookstack #treatyourshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CHGXRIKBswh/?igshid=184b4wdtee77o

[buzzbookstore]

Nice timing: Stan the Postman came today to take away two 1895 copies of Poe’s Poems and drop off one 1895 copy of Poe’s Weird Tales (same publisher, even). Happy #Poetober, I guess! #edgarallanpoe #henryaltemus #ilovethe1890s #rarebooks #talesofmysteryandimagination #weirdtales #classichorror #vintagehorror #bookcollecting #treatyourshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CGiMNC-hQ6A/?igshid=10cgpvh3plxr6

[buzzbookstore]

Another 1895 “Poems of Edgar Allan Poe” with gilt floral cover has landed in inventory. Working on getting it listed but will also be $150 (same as the green one). Published by Henry Altemus of Philadelphia and featuring multiple black & white illustrations by various artists. #edgarallanpoe #henryaltemus #poetober #poetry #rarebooks #victorianbinding #floralcover #booknerd #bibliophile #shelfie #treatyourshelf #vintagebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFvzyyh9Vh/?igshid=6bj1y4i7jf8j

[buzzbookstore]

Super excited for this latest acquisition for the shop! Won’t probably arrive for a few weeks but couldn’t wait to share. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel (Hardcover, c1895-1902). Very rare cover indeed! #aliceinwonderland #lewiscarrol #henryaltemus #johntenniel #rarebooks #bookcollecting #newacquisition #treatyourshelf #shelfporn #rarecover #cheshirecat #downtherabbithole https://www.instagram.com/p/CFCmKl0hrzo/?igshid=cqh22kwxkit2