Luriana Lurilee and the China rose
28th Jul 2023 - Reading and writing
Over the years I have read most of Virginia Woolf’s novels, and particularly her diaries, with their breathless ending. But
Bookplates, recording the previous ownership of books that might stretch across centuries, are not perhaps the most obvious of objects to get excited about. As dry as the old pages themselves. But there is often some sort of story associated with them, associations of ownership, notable people and events, curiosities, and some fine artwork. See the attached for an article on some of the bookplates in books on early New Zealand and early China.
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