You don’t have to be a book enthusiast to be aware of the acronym ISBN, many people will have heard of it even if they have no knowledge of what it stands for. This year marks 50 years since the International Standard Book Number was rolled out worldwide. To celebrate we are taking a look […]
Category: A Moment in History
Popular Editions | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
This week we are looking at one of the classics of children’s literature, and our most popular title, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, also commonly published as Alice in Wonderland. This beloved book by Lewis Carroll, has, since its 1865 release, been a mainstay in both literary and popular culture. Due to its popularity, there have […]
Popular Editions | The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
This month we will be casting an eye over The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a work that since its first publication in 1859, has appeared in literally hundreds of editions. The book itself is a translation by Edward Fitzgerald of a number of quatrains by Omar Khayyam, an ancient mathematician, astronomer and poet. The original […]