Collecting First Day Covers
British postal system
Before 1840, the British postal system was a mess. The recipient of the mail was required to pay postage on deli...
14
Sep
Blog
07
Sep
Maria Germanova The Blue Bird
Moscow Art Theater
How much do you know about the Russian theater? Certainly, there were and there still are some great actors and act...
15
Aug
Sheet Music Books
The beginnings
The invention of the printing press made sheet music highly reproducible and available across the globe. The Mainz Psal...
24
Jul
The Quran – The book with handling instructions
The Quran: How it was created
The holy book of Muslims, the Quran, is taken as the literal words of God. Muhammad, the last prophet sp...
27
Jun
The Lost Art of Book Binding
In the time where digital technology is taking over the world, we can ask ourselves: Is book binding a lost art?...
13
Jun
Jules Renouard
Jules Renouard was one of the most influential book dealers and editors in 19th century Paris. ...
12
May
Vintage Esperanto Posters – Collector’s guide
Dr. Esperanto
As you may know, Esperanto is an artificially constructed language. Thus, it belongs to no linguistic family. However, m...
16
Apr
Jean Paul Sartre – The existentialism and love
An Existential Love Affair
Jean Paul Sartre was the father of existentialism. Simone de Beauvoir was the mother of modern feminism. To...
25
Mar
Old Maps of Africa – Slave Coast
Slave Coast of Africa
The Slave coast of Africa is a historical name representing coastal parts of West Africa. This region was a main...
04
Mar
How to spot a fake autograph
Fake autographs
In this article, we'll try to point out the main factors you need to consider when buying any signed memorabilia. For ...
14
Feb
Pál Rosty – The Life of an explorer
Pál Rosty and the Revolution
Revolutions of 1848 were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe. The most widespread revolutio...
15
Jan
Partisan Movies posters and memorabilia
What are the partisan movies?
Partisan movies are specific type of movies belonging to a genre that emerged on the territory of former...