Leo Cadogan
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Antiquarian bookseller, London. (ABA/ILAB).
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Pasta-making. I have been helping feed the machine.
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Pasta-making. I have been helping feed the machine.
Off to the London Library for pick-up and return. This is what I am taking back (used for an old cataloguing project). A private lending library that can offer books like this to borrow is pretty amazing.
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Off to the London Library for pick-up and return. This is what I am taking back (used for an old cataloguing project). A private lending library that can offer books like this to borrow is pretty amazing.
Voluminous or velluminous?
December 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Voluminous or velluminous?
Miffy bauble on our tree. Immediately tangible result of my last work trip. #ilovemiffy !!
December 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Miffy bauble on our tree. Immediately tangible result of my last work trip. #ilovemiffy !!
Very nice last day of shopping for work in 2025, vendor kindly gave me a doggy coaster to take home.
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Very nice last day of shopping for work in 2025, vendor kindly gave me a doggy coaster to take home.
Sancho auditioning for Scrooge.
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Sancho auditioning for Scrooge.
Window at North Kensington Public Library.
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Window at North Kensington Public Library.
Story here: ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-...
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Story here: ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-...
Really impressive cultural offer at San Francisco airport: aviation museum and library, exhibition, sculptures and artwork.
![View down into a fancy marble hall with large model[?] aeroplanes suspended.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:35zv4purjggw74fpinltgwrf/bafkreic56desr6lg26seh7mvprsrdj55lc6y42xyf6tgbzogqlwnhqo74y@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Really impressive cultural offer at San Francisco airport: aviation museum and library, exhibition, sculptures and artwork.
The people in the booth next to me where I am eating are discussing Belle da Costa Greene!
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The people in the booth next to me where I am eating are discussing Belle da Costa Greene!
On an American business trip, really loving the Christmas trees here.
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On an American business trip, really loving the Christmas trees here.
It’s the feast day of the Immaculate Conception! Here’s a booklet showing how some students and academics were celebrating it in Zaragoza in 1744.
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It’s the feast day of the Immaculate Conception! Here’s a booklet showing how some students and academics were celebrating it in Zaragoza in 1744.
Winged head of a cherub, Lima 1781.
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Winged head of a cherub, Lima 1781.
Luscious pomegranate vignette. Found on a title-page of a book of Milan, 1730.
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Luscious pomegranate vignette. Found on a title-page of a book of Milan, 1730.
Ploughing through Palau (irresistible pun). 9 vols of the ‘Manual del librero hispano-americano’ on a desk at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Ploughing through Palau (irresistible pun). 9 vols of the ‘Manual del librero hispano-americano’ on a desk at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Angus O’Neill and I are looking forward to giving ours on the contemporary rare book trade. And we have distinguished guest speakers and off-site visits!
We are hosting our flagship Summer School at Senate House this June.
There are a multitude of courses related to everything rare books. Courses will be based in Senate House with some offering offsite visits!
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/7cpbeU1.
There are a multitude of courses related to everything rare books. Courses will be based in Senate House with some offering offsite visits!
Find out more and book here: buff.ly/7cpbeU1.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Angus O’Neill and I are looking forward to giving ours on the contemporary rare book trade. And we have distinguished guest speakers and off-site visits!
“SCRIVE”. Write! St. Alonso de Orozco (1500-1591) receiving his instructions.
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“SCRIVE”. Write! St. Alonso de Orozco (1500-1591) receiving his instructions.
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My book on the collections of Francis Douce (1757-1834) was published yesterday. It has been a long time in the making, but I've loved every minute working on such incredible material.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
My book on the collections of Francis Douce (1757-1834) was published yesterday. It has been a long time in the making, but I've loved every minute working on such incredible material.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Our special wrapper design comes in green and cream.
December 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our special wrapper design comes in green and cream.
28 Days Later. (28 days is exactly how long it took FedEx to get this parcel across the Irish Sea to me - via other places!)
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
28 Days Later. (28 days is exactly how long it took FedEx to get this parcel across the Irish Sea to me - via other places!)
Some very good birds. Madrid, Tomás Junta, 1622.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Some very good birds. Madrid, Tomás Junta, 1622.
Broadside Borders: Bologna & Barcelona.
November 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Broadside Borders: Bologna & Barcelona.
Getting to know a mythical Burgundian heroine called Ambiorixenes.
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Getting to know a mythical Burgundian heroine called Ambiorixenes.
Q for Quite a nice factotum initial (initial with space at the centre so that the letter can be swapped out). Nuremberg, 1618.
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Q for Quite a nice factotum initial (initial with space at the centre so that the letter can be swapped out). Nuremberg, 1618.