It was February of 2013. I walked into the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California, following the signs to the “Codex Book Fair and Symposium”… I had just handed in my resignation notice to my then-current employer, where I was selling software – and hating every moment of it. I had made the decision to make a career leap. A rather HUGE career leap – from selling software to being a bookseller. So I wanted to check out what this “Codex” thing was all about. The hall was a cacophony of sights and sounds: the glass wall with a view of the Harbour, soaring skyward, let in so much natural light it was like being outdoors on a warm spring day. Thousands of voices were talking, exclaiming, sharing, filled with delight and the joy of the discovery of the unexpected. As I walked down aisle after aisle of “artist books” I was o... [more Discovering Artists’ Books]
Blog posts by Laurelle Swan
Laurelle Swan was drawn to old books as a child. Having completed a successful career in business and corporate sales, Laurelle decided to share her love of fine books with others and thus Swan’s Fine Books was born.
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A Farewell To ArmsFirst Editionby Hemingway, Ernest
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1929
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West-Running BrookSignedby Frost, Robert; Lankes, J.J. (Illustrations)
New York : Henry Holt and Company , 1928
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God's ManFirst Editionby Ward, Lynd
New York : Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith , 1929
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Triptych for the Livingby Everson, William; Fabilli, Mary (Artist)
[Oakland, California] : The Seraphim Press , 1951
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsFirst Editionby Darwin, Charles
New York : D. Appleton and Company , 1873
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The House at Pooh CornerFirst Editionby Milne, A.A.; Shepard, Ernest H.
London : Methuen & Co. Ltd , 1928
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