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It was published in the 1940s in France during the fascist Government of Vichy. The goal was to alleviate the food penury by teaching people how to grow their own vegetables and get their own chicken/eggs with limited resources and to "save the fate of the race". It was distributed for free to most households. It has introduction notes from Maréchal Pétain and the president of Secours National (National relief). The paper is of poor quality, yet it has survived till now. It is full of annotations/tips from my grandparents as it is actually a very good gardening book when on a budget. I use it still myself. It does amaze me that such a good book was written in such dark circumstances. The same book was published before the war, without the introductory notes, but it wasn't free. It didn't have any agenda then, it was just a gardening book. It is the introductory notes that make it peculiar.

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What I have here is the eighth impression of Farmer Giles and Ham produced in 1971. The cover of this book is based off medieval imagery. Most of the inside book is full of pictures and text of similar font to the metal printed types of the 16th century.

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This book has a message written by the author printed in it authorising the sale of the book in the USA. 

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This book has a message written by the author printed in it authorising the sale of the book in the USA. 

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I guess there were issues with unauthorised copies in circulation!

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This is a page from a"Centennial History of The United States" by C.B. Taylor. I chose this page because of the images/illustrations used in the text, and because of the math done by a student used the book in 1898. It is difficult for my students in the modern classroom that have sensory overload from a neverending supply of photos, audio, video, etc. to understand that it was through basic illustrations like those pictured that generations of people learned about the world around them. It was images like this that inspired many to do amazing things and spurred their curriosity to learn.

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This is a poetry book in Spanish; it has a hardboard sleeve, and the cover is made of canvas.

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This book with an embossed cover also has a hardboard sleeve to slip it into.

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This book with an embossed cover also has a hardboard sleeve to slip it into.

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Not my oldest or rarest book, a Raving Rabbids comic

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Not my oldest or rarest book, a Raving Rabbids comic

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I have several rare, old or collector books, but they are all pretty classic about their use and disposition of the text. The closest things I’ve got to this, is a Raving Rabbids comics #4 - called “Gribouillages” in French but I don’t know what its English title is if there is one - who has several clever jokes that work on the physical location of the comic pages between them. Unfortunately I can’t post photos, because they all work on the fact that you have to see several pages at once or both sides of the same page at the same time.

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I have a series of 100 books republished as a special selection. The spines form a picture of Warhammer 40,000 characters. Each book has a fixed description of the 41st millennium. Then a collection curator's introduction specific to the book as if the book was a historic book. Then in the middle a selection of coloured prints of characters from the book, then the Ages of Mankind 2-page spread showing history from the 30th millennium to the 41st millennium. Followed by a 2 page spread about some aspect included in the story. Then on the last page of the colour prints an advert for the Black Library. Then the last page has a note about the author.

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It was a prize from the class of 1908 - 1909 from the Edinburgh Evening Continuation Classes. Unlike books today this edition is frustratingly undated so the frontispiece is the only way I have of dating it from the actual copy.

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This book was my Grandmother’s complete Shakespeare from the beginning of the last century.

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A number of years ago I studied the history and philosophy of science. This book was one of the texts we had to read. You can see by the repairs to the spine (it has been sewn, glued and taped) that it has been well used. I purchased it second hand. On the inside of the cover there are the names/initials of the previous owners; in one case the date they owned it. There is also the name of one of the second hand dealers it passed through and the price I paid for it A$5.00. Throughout there are markings highlighting sections that individual readers thought pertinent.

I also love the dedication which reads “To L. K. Nash for a vehement collaboration.”

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This book consists of "cozy" sketches and watercolors illustrating them. I really love to touch its pages and look at every detail :)

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The LIFE Classic Collection is more than a well designed coffee table book. You get 25 prints that you can frame, and they are protected by translucent paper. The style of the book is as classic as the content.

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Memories of the Memories of the Black Rose Cat

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Memories of the Memories of the Black Rose Cat

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This book is written by the Thai author, Veeraporn Nitiprapha. I love the cover. The letters are tactile. If you look at the figure closely, you can see double pictures: some cats are hiding in people's clothes, plants or in the corner of the houses. At the same time, it also shows a timeline of ancient Thai buildings. :-) And the content is purely amazing, too :-) Highly recommended!

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Marc Garangers contested portraits of 1960's Algeria expose the 'collective amnesia' of the Algerian war. Neighbouring villages of rebels were attacked and transferred to 'regroupment villages' reminiscent of concentration camps. These photos, forcibly taken to issue identity cards feature unveiled women 'whose only way of protesting was through their look.' The 'dishevelled hair', 'protective tattoos' expose the callousness of life, and the 'intensity of gaze' characteristic of 'early daguerreotypes' seemingly cast a spell, a curse on the orchestrators of French occupation.

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So, I have this book called "Dinosaurs Seekers" and it has a lot of letters, flyers... that you can actually take out of the book! It takes you to the moment when the first dinosaurs were discovered and the birth of paleonthology.

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The front page of this great book called (in spanish) ARMABLANCA its fantastic, of course, like good bookseller don't let it away the chance of took a photograph like this.

Maybe its not 100 % paratextual but it's a good feature for read the book.

The author it's the only one José Agustín.

Domo arigato.

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Don't have too many old books with me at the moment. This one is one of the oldest.

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There is a mystery to solve - and the press-out letters & illustrations help!

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I am the proud owner of a small book called "de aaibaarheidsfactor" ("the cuddliness factor") by Rudy Kousbroek. Since early youth Kousbroek classifies animals according to their cuddliness factor. Obviously the cat is the cuddliest animal of all, and its cuddliness is illustrated by the (just visible) texture of the book's cover, which is made of some velvety material, very cuddly indeed.

Frans Zonnevijlle

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Kikufu hyakueizu [菊譜百詠図], printed in 1686 is a Japanese version of a much older Chinese edition. It is one of the oldest books on flowers in my collection.

This book is bound in the widespread fukurotoji style, but it lacks the typical "pillar" at the foreedge. Instead it has a printed design that imitates a handscroll, which is a much higher status type of book form.

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This is called A New Edition and was published in 1867. The pages are edged with gold,  ithere are illustrations, and it is a beautiful but falling-apart book.

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This is a german Shakespeare-Edition from 1838/39 with some engravings, here "Romeo and Juliet"

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Found this at my previous library's book sale. While the dust jacket is not in perfect condition, I love it when dust jackets like this survive (since they are often quite fragile)! It seems like it might be a first American edition (from Little, Brown and Company in Boston, 1945).

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I am not sure if I could understand the meaning paratextual feature exactly, but if it's correct, I think cover arts are one of the key elements that consist of paratext. The picture that I posted is two books that turn out to be a man's figure and I love it.

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A book I wrote in classical Chinese named 'Fu Kan'《俯瞰》 was written in Chinese Jian Bo font（簡帛體）calligraphy style by a friend of mine in an accordion book with hard covers wrapped in an embroidered fabric.

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This book is a perfect companion for my travel. It comes with white and black stones for the games. There are 15 board games with the board and rules inside the book. You can immediately start playing with your friends at any place by just opening the book! (k)

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The colour images are offset and pasted into the book while black and white drawings are set within the text

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By Lafcadio Hearn "Japanese Fairy Tales"
Published by Hasegawa 1898-1937.
Colour woodblock-printed on beautiful Japanese crepe paper by celebrated publisher Takejiro Hasegawa

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I’ve chosen Agatha Christie’s The Grand Tour as it’s not only a great read but really well ‘constructed’. The paratext includes an introduction by Christie’s grandson Mathew, the page layouts are set out as a diary with photos and other items like maps, newspaper clippings, tickets & letters. The fonts and chapter heading designs are very 1920s and the book is hardback, with a dust jacket and on thick & quality paper.

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This book, about the battles of Verdun and the Somme, "contains over 35 facsimile items of First World War memorabilia...Relive this shocking period of history by holding and examining maps, diaries, letters, sketches, secret memos and reports, posters and booklets..."

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Sometimes we can find traces of previous owners from various inserts left in the old book. I found two antique railway tickets inserted between pages of this prestigious Rolls Series publication which I bought from an antiquarian bookseller. The book was published in 1859 and the tickets are just as antique, stamped 12 DEC. 89 and 18 AUG. 99 (i.e. 1889 and 1899) respectively. Being a collector of railway memorabilia, I was delighted to find them (perhaps more so than the book itself...)

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A dedication to Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier  

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A dedication to Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier  

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On the flyleaf of the  book of poetry,  A Procura do Autêntico (São Paulo: Livraria São José, 1958), the poet, Antenor Nascimento Filho (Guilherme de Campos), has written a dedication to Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. The pages are uncut and the book appears never to have been opened, but it was apparently in the library of the famous couple (who eventually became separated in 1960).

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An interleaved copy of Petrarca's works. Blank sheets were inserted to make notes on every page. What an avid reader!

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This is a book written in English by Yonoe Noguchi on Lafcardio Hearn, nicely bound in a Japanese style:-) I love this binding!

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This book was written by Yukichi Fukuzawa, the founder of Keio University.