Book Ephemera

book ephemera

Some other bits and bobs I have collected from inside books, in bookshops and elsewhere

“We are all living history, and it’s hard to say now what will be important in the future.
One thing’s certain, though: if we throw it away, it’s gone.”
~ Marilyn Johnson, This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

Promotional Card, Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Postcard from one of my favourite bookshops in Perth, WA (1998)

San Francisco, California, USA. One of my favourite bookstores!

2 Postcards from Maldon Post Office, Maldon, Victoria, 3463, Australia (2013)

Mandala Publishing - Catalog Request Card http://www.mandalaeartheditions.com/

Promo card. The reverse side has all the "Introducing..." books listed

Lady of Lochanbar - Promo Postcard - back

An exhibition ticket makes a great bookmark! This came to me in a bookmark exchange. (Front & back shown)

Promotional Postcard, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

Bookshop Business Cards
(or small Bookmarks)!
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Fridge Magnet. I discovered Sufi Books of Broken Hill on a visit to this remote outback town in NSW Australia in 2014. The shop is a beautiful and peaceful oasis and a somewhat surprising find in downtown Broken Hill!

Barefoot Books - Mailing List Request Card. "Oba" from the book 'Goddesses: A World of Myth and Magic' by Burleigh Muten. www.barefootbooks.com

Mandala Publishing - Catalog Request Card http://www.mandalaeartheditions.com/

Bookplate in 'Poems of Today: An Anthology' (1918), a second-hand book I purchased from the Salvation Army Op Shop, Lismore, NSW, Australia on 29 March 2021. Bookplate published by Rust Craft, Boston, USA. Rust Craft was founded in 1906 and was one of the earliest greeting card companies. Note the bookmarks in the books. I also love that the owl is the genie that has come out of the lamp.

Lady of Lochanbar - Promo Postcard - front

Promo Card, myindependentbookshop.co.uk