Here at World of Rare Books we are lucky to have items and titles ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, from books on obscure subjects to wonderfully weird pieces of ephemera. Take, for example, the 1862 Catalogue of Sanitary Earthenware Appliances by J. Dimmock & Co Sanitary Potters. Peruse at your leisure all 72 […]
Tag: Ephemera
World of Rare Books Staff Picks | Ephemera
To celebrate our wonderful ephemera category and the unique and quirky items it holds, our World of Rare Books employees have had a chance to pick out their favourite items this week. You can read more about our Ephemera collection here in a previous blog. Here they are… Weekly Illustrated – Coronation Programme and […]
Category Focus | Vintage Ephemera
by Les Phipps – Business Development Manager Ephemera has many definitions and according to the dictionary, it can be described as something that is short lived or not expected to last for a long time but for many collectors that’s not the case. The word actually comes from the Greek word Ephemeros and is more […]