tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post4712172625134896714..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A Death Greatly Exaggerated ......?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-45908519046978206992012-03-11T09:24:46.646+00:002012-03-11T09:24:46.646+00:00Hi Ellen, One of the other things I like about old...Hi Ellen, One of the other things I like about old natural history books is that their original owners' names are inscribed inside, sometimes with attractive bookplates, sometimes with dedications from whoever gave them as a gift: the human touch. Occasionally the owners annotate them - I've got a Victorian moss flora where the owner has identified all the places where he found various species, in elegant script handwriting in the margins. Old flower books sometimes have pressed leaves and flowers in and on a few occasions I've even found letters inside...there are personal stories of day out in the field within these books, that we can only guess at...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-18588898199589308092012-03-11T09:19:51.964+00:002012-03-11T09:19:51.964+00:00Hi toffeeapple, you could try downloading the PDF ...Hi toffeeapple, you could try downloading the PDF file from the web site to your laptop - I think it should be able to read that....or there is an option on the web site to read it online...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-5667237908004442942012-03-10T18:31:06.077+00:002012-03-10T18:31:06.077+00:00PS - these are some very lovely volumes you have h...PS - these are some very lovely volumes you have here. I LOVE turn-of-the-century nature books. There's just something special about them!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-74419857700118567952012-03-10T18:29:27.945+00:002012-03-10T18:29:27.945+00:00I actually had a kid tell me the other day that bo...I actually had a kid tell me the other day that books are boring. BORING! Well, maybe they aren't animated and make noises; instead they let the user use his/her OWN imagination rather than relying on the imagination of some computer programmer to make it interesting. <br /><br />I can picture a future, perhaps not too far from now, where book-lovers like us meet secretively in dark, secluded rooms to marvel at and appreciate real, genuine books - books that were meant to be fondled and loved - books that transport the reader to far away places that only the mind can create. These groups will be formed of very select members, who have exceptional intelligence and appreciate the finer things in life.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-46691703072503614822012-03-10T18:26:08.702+00:002012-03-10T18:26:08.702+00:00No Phil, I use Chrome, not IE. Might that work?No Phil, I use Chrome, not IE. Might that work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-86506474922322900042012-03-07T17:14:37.451+00:002012-03-07T17:14:37.451+00:00Couldn't agree more Cat!Couldn't agree more Cat!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-27340325901889998992012-03-06T23:53:33.253+00:002012-03-06T23:53:33.253+00:00What beautiful illustrations, you have inspired me...What beautiful illustrations, you have inspired me to get out my pencils and do some designs. <br />I totally agree that the old and the new can go hand-in-hand, we should keep the best of the past while we embrace the best of the future. CatThe Garden On Loch Nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030456055156938283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-36364211079095610862012-03-06T17:30:42.368+00:002012-03-06T17:30:42.368+00:00That's a shame toffeeapple - have you tried co...That's a shame toffeeapple - have you tried connecting your Kindle to the laptop with the USB lead and then copying it across to the Kindle using windows explorer....?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-71682424321537367452012-03-06T17:01:04.740+00:002012-03-06T17:01:04.740+00:00My laptop won't allow me to open the file unfo...My laptop won't allow me to open the file unfortunately, can't get it to load on Kindle either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-42146897316994874682012-03-06T09:34:34.278+00:002012-03-06T09:34:34.278+00:00Couldn't agree more John - the highly detailed...Couldn't agree more John - the highly detailed line drawings of British wild flowers produced half a century ago by Stella Ross-Craig are still better identification aids that photographs or paintings of plants. I've also found that old books scanned with word recognition software can produce some pretty haphazard text....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-78255096344810906152012-03-06T08:56:44.587+00:002012-03-06T08:56:44.587+00:00Much as I like having digital books, if only for s...Much as I like having digital books, if only for space saving, I still prefer the real thing. Many digital copies are just scanned and impossible to search easily.<br /><br />The old hand illustrated book are a treat. Not only were the authors dedicated to their subjects but brilliant artists as well. Apart from the lack of colour the sketches often show more detail than could be seen in a photograph.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-16529116122224353522012-03-06T08:09:05.804+00:002012-03-06T08:09:05.804+00:00The best of both worlds Wilma ..... and one of the...The best of both worlds Wilma ..... and one of the great things about a Kindle is that we can read rare books from digitised libraries that we could never otherwise have access to without travelling great distances and making special arrangements...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-48358673082580425012012-03-06T08:06:59.978+00:002012-03-06T08:06:59.978+00:00I agree lotusleaf, books can be such beautiful obj...I agree lotusleaf, books can be such beautiful objects...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-41462646853050549042012-03-06T07:05:47.472+00:002012-03-06T07:05:47.472+00:00Beautiful books! Some of them used to have leather...Beautiful books! Some of them used to have leather covers with embossed lettering. I can still remember the smell of them!Books can never be replaced by any machine.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-43472970904999600242012-03-06T01:46:22.683+00:002012-03-06T01:46:22.683+00:00Thanks for providing the link to the "Shell L...Thanks for providing the link to the "Shell Life". I love my kindle and treasure my traditional books. The nice part is that I can have either or both!Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-40503504852785210272012-03-05T23:25:39.422+00:002012-03-05T23:25:39.422+00:00If you've downloaded Shell Life, toffeeapple, ...If you've downloaded Shell Life, toffeeapple, make a point of reading the account in slugs chapter of the attraction of Limax maximus to books (p.334 in my copy)....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-17365884917612515202012-03-05T21:17:18.158+00:002012-03-05T21:17:18.158+00:00Oh, the beauty of those books! I don't think ...Oh, the beauty of those books! I don't think I have seen books like that for years. I too have a Kindle but am not very comfortable with it other than it doesn't hurt my wrists if I read a long (heavy) book. Now, you know that I shall immediately download "Shell Life"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-65419512208704003412012-03-05T19:01:36.993+00:002012-03-05T19:01:36.993+00:00I was sceptical at first John, but I have to admit...I was sceptical at first John, but I have to admit I'm a convert, not least because of all the free books you can download...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-39550482371786399112012-03-05T18:51:53.796+00:002012-03-05T18:51:53.796+00:00To my surprise I love my Kindle. But I also love ...To my surprise I love my Kindle. But I also love my shelves and shelves of natural history books and the Wayside and Woodland are among my favourites.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-79681590281654669412012-03-05T17:39:29.875+00:002012-03-05T17:39:29.875+00:00Couldn't agree more Keith. I've always enj...Couldn't agree more Keith. I've always enjoyed being surrounded by books. Glad you got the Keartons' book - true pioneers....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-52564593541978046132012-03-05T15:29:14.213+00:002012-03-05T15:29:14.213+00:00I don't think books will ever die.
There's...I don't think books will ever die.<br />There's something about holding a book, the smell, and everything else, that an electronic imposter will never achieve.<br /><br />I managed to get a copy of 'Wildlife at Home: How to Study and Photograph It' after reading your post about it the other day. Excellent.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.com