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Greetings book-lover, and welcome to my channel! I make videos about beautiful books and I hope that you find some here that move your heart as they move mine. I review volumes that are simply beautiful because they were created with love and attention to detail but won't break the bank, as well as fine editions put out by publishers such as Folio Society and Easton Press, intricate pop-up books, and more. Nb: some links I provide are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments - I loooooove talking about books and will be thrilled to chat with you ㋛
► Website, for more details: www.beautifulbooks.info
► Patreon, for kind supporters: www.patreon.com/beautifulbooks
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Unlocking the unique world of "The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization" | Review
⚙️ Steampunk and whimsy meet technology and survival guide in this delightful blend of history, humor and how-to!
🔗 Links:
➤ Publisher direct: howtorebuildcivilization.com/BEAUTIFUL
➤ Amazon (affiliate link - I may be compensated if you purchase through this link): amzn.to/4ajRgxa
➤ Review on my website: beautifulbooks.info/2023/12/rebuilding-civilization-review/
📃 Disclaimer - I was sent a review copy of this publication, but this does not affect my review and my content is not sponsored. I actually had my eye on this book back when it was on Kickstarter but couldn't deal with the international postage. So I'm thrilled it is finally out in a trade edition - it's beautifully made, gorgeously illustrated and I throughly enjoyed it!
👽 You might also like to check out Hungry Mind's upcoming publication, 'Anthem to Humankind' - apparently it is about "the essence of human culture viewed through the porthole of an alien ark" - the kickstarter is closed but you can still preorder through the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebookthebook/anthem-to-humankind?ref=630dhc&token=b1278428
🧑🏿🤝🧑🏼 Did you notice there is no mention of the team that worked on this book anywhere? Apparently they intentionally left those details off the publication to give it more of an air of "magical artefact" that could help rebuild civilizations throughout time. But these guys certainly deserve praise for their accomplishment, so I'm linking to them here: howtorebuildcivilization.com/pages/team (bravo peeps!)
💖 As always, thanks so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! (And if you happen to know anything about that well monster, or the broken modern artwork, or the game bulquack - please do enlighten me!!)
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🔗 Links:
➤ Publisher direct: howtorebuildcivilization.com/BEAUTIFUL
➤ Amazon (affiliate link - I may be compensated if you purchase through this link): amzn.to/4ajRgxa
➤ Review on my website: beautifulbooks.info/2023/12/rebuilding-civilization-review/
📃 Disclaimer - I was sent a review copy of this publication, but this does not affect my review and my content is not sponsored. I actually had my eye on this book back when it was on Kickstarter but couldn't deal with the international postage. So I'm thrilled it is finally out in a trade edition - it's beautifully made, gorgeously illustrated and I throughly enjoyed it!
👽 You might also like to check out Hungry Mind's upcoming publication, 'Anthem to Humankind' - apparently it is about "the essence of human culture viewed through the porthole of an alien ark" - the kickstarter is closed but you can still preorder through the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebookthebook/anthem-to-humankind?ref=630dhc&token=b1278428
🧑🏿🤝🧑🏼 Did you notice there is no mention of the team that worked on this book anywhere? Apparently they intentionally left those details off the publication to give it more of an air of "magical artefact" that could help rebuild civilizations throughout time. But these guys certainly deserve praise for their accomplishment, so I'm linking to them here: howtorebuildcivilization.com/pages/team (bravo peeps!)
💖 As always, thanks so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! (And if you happen to know anything about that well monster, or the broken modern artwork, or the game bulquack - please do enlighten me!!)
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Music is Village Ambiance & Chivalry Fair by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | creatorchords.com
Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Website: beautifulbooks.info
#beautifulbooks #thebook #history #science #whimsey
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60+ Most Beautiful Books of 2023 - A Holiday Gift Guide
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★ Book links timestamps are below ↓ if you need them. 📚 Links to these books and more on my website: bit.ly/2023xmasbooks Welcome to my yearly wander, celebrating the most beautiful books published in 2023! Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated. Thank you for supporting my channel if you use them, but I warmly encourage you to to support your local Indie first...
❤️ Giveaway now closed ❤️ Win a copy of Kinuko Craft's "Visions of Beauty" book
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This giveaway closed end of day, 14 January 2023. The three winners of the giveaway were: 1st place: princepeterwolf 2nd place: inkcp 3rd place: René R Congratulations to the winners - and I only wish I had prizes to give all of you! Thanks so much for entering, Dx. I'm running my first ever giveaway, in collaboration with @BorsiniBurrGallery, who are the publishers of "Visions of Beauty", a ce...
Kinuko Craft's Visions of Beauty Review | Fantasy Cover Art
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Visions of Beauty is a stunning collector's edition of Kinuko Craft's artwork, a feast for fantasy lovers filled with over 300 magical painting and drawings. Her work is by turns ethereal, fantastical, and magical, and strikingly recognisable to lovers of her beautiful fairy tale books, as well as classic fantasy works by Patricia McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, Isaac Asimov and even St...
60 Most Beautiful Books of 2022 | A Holiday Gift Guide
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★ Book links timestamps are below ⬇ if you need them. Links to these plus another 30 shortlisted titles are on my website here: bit.ly/2022bestbooks Welcome to my wander through some of the most beautiful books published in 2022! Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated. Thank you for supporting my channel if you use them, but I warmly encourage you to to support...
30+ Mid-Year Anticipations for 2022 | Beautiful Books
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A stack of beautiful books on my release radar for the second half of 2022, hopefully there will be a few that are new and interesting for you too! I’ve linked as many books as will fit below, but you don’t need to take notes - there’s a complete list on my website of release dates, isbns, preorder offers, where to find standard and fancy editions, and all the good things! Some book links below...
Classic books get new "pretty" treatment by Harper Muse | Beautiful Books Review
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Four classics get new treatments by Harper Muse (links below!) Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated. Thank you for supporting my channel if you use them, but I warmly encourage you to to support your local Indie first if you can 💕 In this video SERIES 1 (released April 2022) ➤ The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle Amazon: amzn.to/3ucdnmG Blackwel...
60 Most Beautiful Books of 2021 | A Holiday Gift Guide
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►►►★ Book links timestamps are below ⬇ if you need them. Links and details for these books (plus another 40 or so) are on my website here: bit.ly/2021xmasbooks in case that's helpful Welcome to this year's wander through some of the most beautiful books published in 2021. I've added as many links as I could fit for the book titles in the video below (blast the character limits!), and the rest a...
40+ mid year anticipations for 2021 | beautiful books
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Better late than never they say, right? Here’s a bunch of the beautiful books on my release radar for the second half of 2021, hope you see something that excites you too! I’ve linked as many books as will fit below, but you don’t need to take notes - there’s a complete list on my website, including all the fancy sprayed edges editions, release dates, isbns, etc. ➤ The full list of links to the...
Gorgeous illustrated edition of The Golden Compass / Northern Lights | Beautiful Book Review
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↓ Links below ↓ This is an in-depth review of the beautiful illustrated edition of The Golden Compass/Northern Lights by Philip Pullman and Chris Wormell. I think it's stunning and well worth seeking out (released Nov 2020 in the UK and June 2021 in the US). Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated. Thank you for supporting my channel if you use them, but I warml...
Pride & Prejudice & Removable Letters | Marjolein Bastin & Heller's Letters | Beautiful Books Review
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►★ Links and timestamps below if you need 'em ↓ So, I really wanted to alliterate this title, but 'Price and Prejudice & Portable Epistles' was about the best I came up with, so in the end I went with the more meaningful "removable letters" - because these two volumes both contain pull-out letters and other fun ephemera like period fashion illustrations, dance cards and family trees. They are s...
50+ books I'm anticipating in 2021 | beautiful books
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★ Selected links below, but the full list with ISBNs and another 20 or so titles is on my website here: bit.ly/2021anticipations ... Yes, it's a long list, sorry! I often preorder books to save on costs and support authors, so I like to keep my eye out for interesting books that are coming up for publication, and this video is just me sharing my list in case there are any that also tickle your ...
40+ Most Beautiful Books of 2020 | A Holiday Gift Guide
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★ Most of the book links timestamps are below ⬇ if you need them. All the links for these books (and more!) are on the website here: bit.ly/2020xmasbooks, And also on this amazon web page in case that's helpful: www.amazon.com/shop/beautifulbooks?listId=RPRFNOZJWTY8 Welcome to this wander through some of the most beautiful books published this year (I stopped counting at 40 because I’m tiiired,...
Collector's Guide to the Spectacular Penguin Deluxe Classics Series | Beautiful Books Review
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↓ Links below ↓ There are over 100 books in the Penguin Deluxe Classics paperback series, which features stunning cover designs to bring a contemporary flair to classic novels, packaged in a deluxe but affordable paperback binding. Play along to guess which title appears three times with different covers, which books have different covers and notes depending which country they are sold in, and ...
Harry Potter: Amazing Popup Guide to Diagon Alley Review | Beautiful Books
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↓ Links below if you need 'em ↓ So, I spent all morning setting up my new Diagon Alley Pop-up diorama (brainchild of Matthew Reinhart) and decided I couldn't wait to share! It's four feet long, can you believe? I love it, although it's enormous and sadly I had to pack it up again so that I could reclaim my dining table this evening... There are also some instructions on how it all goes together...
Illuminated Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Beehive Books | Beautiful Book Review
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Illuminated Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Beehive Books | Beautiful Book Review
The Gorgeous Chiltern Classics series | Beautiful Books review
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The Gorgeous Chiltern Classics series | Beautiful Books review
30+ mid year anticipations for 2020 | Beautiful Books
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A Wizard's Library Bookshelf Tour (part 2) | Beautiful Books
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A Wizard's Library Bookshelf Tour (part 1) | Beautiful Books
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MinaLima's Delightful Interactive Alice in Wonderland | Beautiful Books
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The Sisterhood Collection | Beautiful Paperback Classics
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40+ Most Beautiful Books of 2019 | A Holiday and Christmas Gift Guide
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Classic Novels "Seasons Editions - Winter" | Thomas Nelson Limited Editions | Beautiful Books
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Classic Novels "Seasons Editions - Winter" | Thomas Nelson Limited Editions | Beautiful Books
A Court of Thorns and Roses & Throne of Glass Collector's Editions | Sarah J Maas | Beautiful Books
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20+ Cozy, Spooky & Halloween-y Reads for 2019 | Beautiful Books
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Easton Press Masterpieces of Fantasy (or, an intro to 40 classic fantasy novels) | Beautiful Books
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Japanese Tales | Folio Society Fine Edition, and more
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Crooked Kingdom & Six of Crows Collector's Editions | Beautiful Books
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The Art of Murder | Tom Adams & Agatha Christie | Beautiful Books
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The Art of Murder | Tom Adams & Agatha Christie | Beautiful Books
Imagine a archeologist finding this book in a few thousand years. They are gonna be mighty confused
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Book links if you need them: US Edition • Amazon: amzn.to/3lYeJtQ • B&N: bit.ly/diagon-BN • Blackwells: bit.ly/diagon-BW UK Edition • Amazon: amzn.to/4cnlZJH • Waterstones: tidd.ly/45tXWqi • Blackwells: bit.ly/diagon-UK Slipcased Edition (OOP): • Amazon: amzn.to/4b6yI2y • Abes: bit.ly/daigon-ABES • eBay: ebay.us/kwZcBO In series with Harry Potter: A Pop-up Guide to Hogwarts • Amazon US edition: amzn.to/3o4kyHO • Amazon UK edition: amzn.to/4c2PsJ7
I turned myself into a pickle morty!
The creature is leviathan
Thank you!
Was this book really $100+ when it first came out or that just the result of subsequent price-gougers exercising their greed? Whatever the reason, it is currently vastly overpriced.
The book was first released through Kickstarter for $89 plus s&h. It’s now $185 from the publisher direct. It’s really well made but yeah, that’s a lot! It’s basically selling in fine press territory.
This is an amazing publisher with original and very well crafted products. The size and the weight of the books are just perfect and they resemble those of the past. I’ve been in contact with a few of these in the last months and they truly are very tempting. I think I will get all of the Jane Austens because the flower motives are beautiful. However, the one thing that doesn’t quite appeal to me is the gloss of the paper. Some intermediate material between regular paper and glossy would be ideal, but then again you can’t please everyone. Well done, Chiltern!
I think their flower designs are the most stunning, and I love the size and weight too! ❤️
Thank you for showcasing these! I would be so frustrated by the quotes out of order
I think they fixed it for the later books in the series but yes, it was pretty jarring!
Many thanks for this great video. Helps a lot seeing the quality and overall design of those books.
I think...I found an other easter egg...but I don't know where it leads.
Sounds exciting…
Thank you for showing us exactly how stunningly beautiful these books are! The pictures on the internet don't do them justice. They're gorgeous! 😍
I totally agree - sometimes the pictures of the covers look quite dull yet they are so lovely in person ❤️
its pickle rick!!
Haha, *now* I know that 😅
Hi. What are the other 2 books not mentioned
Hi! I shared photos of all the books, including the ones not in the video, in the accompanying article here: beautifulbooks.info/2018/03/folio-societys-cherished-tales-series-of-limited-editions/
I saw an ad for this book, and now im doing some quick research on it. It looks like a book I'd enjoy, but the lack in descriptions has me thinking maybe its not the book im looking for exactly. I'm looking for one like this with a thousand pages and step by step descriptions. That's the book I'd pay for at that price. Also, i do love art, but I agree that it's a missed opportunity. It just looks like its lacking information.
It’s certainly more for fun than actually having step-by-step instructions, but it does have a *lot* of information!
Alice in wonderland and a Christmas carol also have illustrations throughout.
Looks like they won’t be continuing the set. Too bad…
Yeah, so disappointing :(
Did you managed to find out what the limitation was to call it limited eidtion? Its the only thing that is putting me off buying the frankenstein
No, I wasn’t able to get a response. But interestingly, they updated their website text and advertising material to remove the reference to it being a “limited edition”…
Maybe I'm just old and stuck in my ways, but I can't deal with those comic book covers lol. Some of the other ones have some nice artwork and a fresh take I can appreciate.
Hello! Hope you're doing well! We're closing in on the half year mark. looking forward to your new finds for 2024!
I hope you will have an update for the prospected August 6th and October 29th releases and the titles. I reach out to the company and beg to be on a list so I can pro-order and own every book and it's only through continually trying to see if they pop up that they are going to have releases. It's like pulling teeth to get this company to make sure I can own every book they put out for this series. Does anyone know how to get on a notification list. Or how can I keep up to date? Please and thank you to anyone who can help with this because because have begged the company for years and they don't seem to give a shit if anyone knows. Their FB is almost never updated and the only thing they post about is years old titles. Even their own store doesn't have thelre-order new releases and titles available. I'm just stuck fumbling around for it and have only found 19 titles available and have already paid for them.
Yes, it's so hard to track down their publication schedule! I do maintain a regularly updated list that includes the planned August and October releases (I like to make use of the preorder discounts - they started off really affordable, but prices have been steadily creeping up), you can see the list here: bit.ly/chilternbooks
Hi beautiful and the letters look as if the characters really look real ,makes them & the characters more real ,hope add them to my collection ,thanks for sharing ,
Love looking at the books but would rather no music than the awful repetitive muzac that I presume is supplied off UA-cam's allowed list!
Thanks for the feedback - yes, YT does make adding out of copyright music much harder than it should be, unscrupulous companies constantly copyright claim classical music that has been placed in the public domain :(
save the forest, read ebboks and listen to audiobooks
9:17 They're 12 stories, not 13
São livros belíssimos ❤
you had me at busty mermaid.
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What is the meaning behind the recurring symbol? Starting on page 25 it's one of the soap molds it's beneath the paw and penguin molds it repeats itself almost in every chapter. I would love to know
It's again on page 89. it's on one of the pots under water just on the left bottle corner. And again on page 104 on the bottle on the bottom left corner again. Then again on page 115 in a glass bubble. Then page 121 on top of the spinning wheel. Again on page 125 on The Brimstone .pg 131 on the grave cross. And it keeps going on and on what dose the symbol mean?
To me, it looks like a bit like a stylised scarab beetle. Apparently there is a hidden “quest” in the book (there was a prize that Kickstarter backers hunted for - the treasure was found already), so it’s also possible the recurring symbol relates to that?
Many of the covers are certainly beautiful. The paper quality/style gives me great pause though... Does not seem like it would be too enjoyable to read. IMO matte cream colour pages are best. It also has been difficult to find the translators used (when applicable). I was looking at their Phantom of the Opera but couldn't dig up anything.
Thanks for commenting! I don’t mind the paper when reading, but it’s definitely a bit glossy if you want to annotate with a pencil, for example. I’m travelling right now, but can check the translator for you when I get back if you like, as I have the book at home?
@@BeautifulBooks that would be nice if you could :) I left a comment on one of their Social Media pages but who knows if I'll hear back. I fully expect it to be the original abridged translation to keep costs down, but it would be nice to know for sure :)
For reference, do you still know how much they were retailing for on average when you acquired them?
Mid price was around $50 direct from Folio, but it was still a membership club back then, and you typically got free books when you joined - it is kind of complicated to work out exactly what you paid because you have to take that into account too. And they were printed over many years so later volumes went up in price too…
@@BeautifulBooks Ok, that's interesting. Appreciate you taking the time to respond :) Some are still fairly priced at the moment but I was shocked seeing people pay £140-200 for the Irish, Russia and Rome books. I got off easy it seems (£60, £70, £100). Have you seen any signs that they might reprint some of them? I'm not very impressed with their current direction. (Marvel, Bond, ect) Thanks for the great videos 👍
@@odond36 I haven’t seen anything about these being reprinted, but Folio seem to be experimenting with lots of different genres and binding designs lately!
These are my favorite! I have a copy of Gravity's Rainbow, East of Eden, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle from this series. I love the deckled edges!
It's like one of those fun kids books like wizardology and egyptology but for adults
Does the book have anything about mathematics?
Wow!
Just ordered, Men in Black is Pulp Fiction!
Ah, thanks!!
This looks amazing!
I was ignorant about Ian Robertson. The aesthetic "look" of his covers made me think they were part of Adams' oeuvre. Indeed, a few of them are just as iconic in my humble opinions [e.g., the exquisite orange hues of "The Labours of Hercules"]
I recognize some of the artwork from when I was a child. I don't think we had a whole collection but I remember the blue book and maybe the green book.
Is this the same edition that's on Amazon for A tenner?
If you can find it for a tenner grab it!!
I have a few of these including a sizeable black spine Penguin Classics collection. Now I'm going down the rabbit hole for all of the other beautiful editions. Thanks for a wonderful video!
Nice one! Are you a fan of business and productivity literature? If the answer is yes, I extend an invitation to explore my channel, where I provide animated reviews of books in these genres. I believe you'll find them both enlightening and captivating!
Omg I need it in polish version 🥴🥹
you talk too fast & background music too loud☹️
Sorry for that 💔. Hopefully it improves over time.
Amazing!❤
by far my favorite one is the Folio Society at the end of the video.... my God is that nice!
it's very special indeed!
I can't believe Pickle Rick made it into this beautiful book 😂
Video and great collection, I do wish the audio quality was a little better
Thanks - hopefully the audio has improved in later videos!
Subnotes on the bottom of each page of the book "Do NOT recreate humanity."
i don't see "the men in black" but i did see Vincent and Jules from pulp fiction. they even have a ball gag before that a reference to the movie, and the dancing seen before that
oh cool! thanks for sharing!