The Book Pile
Indulge me in my worst habit - burying my nose in a book.
Flatland by A Square - 1885 1st edition
Mathematical fantasy collides with societal skepticism, resulting in some potentially peculiar dreams if you’re not careful
$579.80
Aberration in the Heartland of the Real -
Part of my ongoing self education in the whimsy (!) and fun (!) of political science etc etc
$26.09
Royal Tastes by Paul Verlaine - 1st edition 1984 reprint
Did you know that the first printing run in 1868 was seized and destroyed by French authorities for vulgarity? If the French are against it, you know it’s gotta be good!
$43.49
Life is a Lousy Drag by Jim Schock - 1st edition 1958
A pithy but loving examination of the Beat Generation, in all its glory, from the inside perspective. Y’know… for your favourite beat gal
$65.23
Stream of Life by Clarice Lispector
From the Exxon Lecture Series
$72.48
The Education of a French Model - 1950s edition with introduction by Ernest Hemingway
The loves, cares, cartoons and caricatures of Alice Prin. Artist, critic, and certified lover girl
$449.35
The Winding Stair by W B Yeats - 1933 1st edition
There’s more than one way to explore the ascent between material existence and metaphysical insight… I’m talking about this poetry compendium! Get your mind out of the gutter!
$2,391.68
The Freaks of Mayfair - 1st edition Edwardian Society
Let’s take this on a first date to the Connaught Bar and play a game of snap between character and fellow patron
$144.95
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Kindred Sciences - 1912, 2 vol
Please don't cancel me (!!!) - seriously though how could one NOT want to be able to read these.
The Ebay listing describes it as "profusely illustrated" though they provide almost no images. Boooo
$326.14
The Doom of Youth by Wyndham Lewis - 1st edt, 1932
The book functions as a study of self-mythologising as a social disease. I love a good Windbag Lewis, that man would NOT stop publishing...
$239.17
The King in Yellow - American 1st edition
To file under: old publications that feel concerningly modern. A must read for any tech lad who finds himself vaguely interested in the building of nationstates (don’t worry, you’ll get it)
$1,782.89
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Art, S** and Eugenics: Corpus Delecti
Dear god please don't cancel me for the title of this book, it's a great read I promise
$75.95
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Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome - Paperback
Emperor and subject, gods and mortals, east meets west, centre and the periphery...
$54.15
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Keep an eye on my substack for updates on my progress towards collecting every main edition published from December 1953 to December 1979. That's 313 editions!
$28.99
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