BOOK CURSES.

A recent bookplate book curse, from a 1928 first edition of Bells: Their History, Legends, Making, and Uses offered in a recent issue of our monthly rare book newsletter at UndergroundBooks.net 🔔📖🤬

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Into the stocks with them! 3mo

underground_bks @Dilara 😉 3mo

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BOOK CURSES. | ELEANOR. BAKER

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As a rare bookseller, I‘ve encountered book curses, mostly in kids‘ scrawls and bookplates, and we even tried to deter a bout of theft by posting some in our open shop! This charmingly packaged, if unillustrated, collection of anti-theft book curses spans across history, from ancient Babylon to Medieval manuscripts to 20th-century America—offering a unique perspective on the history of the book and its (sometimes overzealous) ownership.

Dilara I love this, what a fantastic idea for a book! 😂 😂 Shame it's not illustrated... Do you think you could share a couple of curses with us? 😋 3mo

underground_bks @Dilara this is a great starter: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-library-book-curses 3mo

Dilara @underground_bks Thank you! 3mo

iread2much That is adorable and I love you. Thanks so much for sharing it! 3mo

underground_bks @iread2much we hate the idea of “smile, you‘re on camera” and signs and all that—I may be delusional but I think the book curses helped 🤣 3mo

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