things I’ve found. things I’ve made. things I like. things I think.
“Never cast away the book-plates of a former owner, for they become matters of history, often in themselves extremely curious. In destroying old covers take care to examine their linings, for on some ancient boards are pasted rare leaves, woodcuts, and other matters, of little value in their day, but worthy of preservation now.” -Luke Limner “Notes on Books and Bindings.” July 31st 1852.
