The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation

Fixin’ books in the Wild West

Archive for September, 2008

judgement, n. - the action of trying a cause in a court of justice

Following up on a previous post, James Brubaker of Great Falls was sentenced yesterday to 2 1/2 years in prison.  One good thing that came out of this was the discovery of a blog entirely about book theft and book-related crimes (even if the author does diverge every now and then) called Upward Departure.  The [...]

ubi sunt, n. - “where are…”

I just quickly wanted to share a unique archive with you on this day of remembrance.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens [...]

assiduity, n. - constant or close application or effort

It’s been a busy day, hence no time for blogging.  Just pics from the work table, and the 25th century…