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| The original Kindle |
Christies sold this travelling bookcase back in 2000: the Kindle of its day, allowing the secure transport of multiple, valuable books in the 17th Century.
And it sold for under estimate too…a snip at only $47,000.
Via Bookshelf
What Dumpling Learned Today, #3
Bareboat charter and bottomry bonds are both terms relating to ships, not dodgy “adult” films.
Dumpling does a drawing #3
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| Poor thing. |
Old books can be delicate. Their bindings get dry, their pages become fragile…they need treated with a little care and respect, if they’re to have a chance of surviving for another hundred years.
So what do they get? Post-it attacks, bent covers, and broken spines.
Securing EuroMillions
Methinks the Scottish Government have got themselves a bit mixed up here., with this “Bid to secure Euro millions” thing
In order to “secure Euro millions”, you need to buy a Euromillions ticket. And, of course, there’s no guarantee they’d be a winner…it’s a lottery, after all….
Dumpling in a Hanky 