Justin Croft

Specialist in antiquarian books and manuscripts

[Justin Croft @JustinCroft]

@JulieLong18thC Thank you sharing this @JulieLong18thC !

[Henry Jeffreys is working on a new book @HenryGJeffreys]

Finally got round to seeing the 1300 copy of the Magna Carta in Faversham.

I was encouraged to sign the visitors book. What else was I going to write but:

'Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain? '

[The Bibliographical Society @BibSoc]

If you're buying books at @firstslondon later this week, do stop by our stand for a free bookmark! We look forward to seeing you there.

[Justin Croft @JustinCroft]

Mariette Lydis. Opening Tuesday 14 Masons Yard London, SW1Y 6BU United Kingdom. More details at https://t.co/FkIwsWohbg

[BBC South East @bbcsoutheast]

It was one of three books recently rediscovered by a volunteer as they tidied archives at the Fleur de Lis museum in Faversham.

https://t.co/yv9tiOCb8Q

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More tickets now available for my @favershamlit event next month (note change of venue, now Assembly Rooms) https://t.co/JdYDX3FY0d

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Alice Arden, anti-heroine of the 1591 tragedy 'Arden of Feversham', recreated as a marionette puppet in the 1940s. Read about her and puppet traditions of performing 'Arden' in my piece for the latest @favershamlife https://t.co/9w9JZ2A1XT

[The Bibliographical Society @BibSoc]

Every year The Bibliographical Society makes a number of major grants to those engaged in bibliographical research (for example, book history, textual transmission, publishing, printing, bookbinding, book-ownership and book-collecting). 1/4

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Excellent thoughts on silk charter cords at Faversham and 'silkwomen', by silkmaker extraordinaire Sue Lamberton https://t.co/SqIoL32w6f

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@Walpie27 I can't make out the name in the upper line from the picture. I recommend looking at the British Book Trade Index for possible match https://t.co/zuXc1K2Hg7

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@Biblio_Bill @ilikeoldbooks @CRC_EdUni :)

[Justin Croft @JustinCroft]

I'm so pleased to see Diane de Bournazel's books finding new admirers and bringing inspiration to book lovers. I too was overbowled by them when I first came across them in 2016. Stay tuned for a full-scale exhibition in Paris, Spring 2024.

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@simon_beattie @book_historia @BookCollectoruk If not already mentioned, I'd recommend @BillSherman_ 'Used Books' (2008) and Stephen Orgel's 'The Reader in the Book' (2015) here.

[Westminster College, Cambridge @WestCollCambs]

Found this tiny ink drawing of a woman, in the back of Westminster College's copy of Jean Crispin's New Testament in Greek, printed in Geneva in 1553 - a little sketch from a long time ago!

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The Faversham Charters and Magna Carta, my introduction to the amazing @FavCharters for today's @FavershamLife https://t.co/HzZa0ARj6O

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Retweeting for #Bloomsday2022 The first portrait of Bloom in print - Mariette Lydis, 1925. As featured in @TheTLS and the @JamesJoyceBroad

[Justin Croft @JustinCroft]

For #Ulysses100 here's the first published illustration of Leopold Bloom, by Mariette Lydis, 1926 for "900" journal. https://t.co/aAlhGog0fs and https://t.co/1s12fV4y4I

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@EmilyDourish A woolwork cat, made by a young girl in the 1790s. I think it is adorable and hope you might too. Seen at Eastgate House, Rochester, Kent.

[Christine Jacobson @internetstine]

the May issue of Luxe Libris is out just in time for your 1st (or 2nd) cup of coffee. This issue is all about the New York Antiquarian Book Fair—featuring @bernettpenka, @simon_beattie, @honeyandwaxbks, @JustinCroft, @book_historia, @rebeccaromney + more!

https://t.co/8KsVfXadW3

[Justin Croft @JustinCroft]

@FavershamSoc Amazing photo. A near miss for our house - the chimneys on the far left.

[Faversham Society @FavershamSoc]

Did you know that Faversham was bombed during WWI? The image shows the damage on the corner of Norman and Saxon Road! We have volunteers working to digitise 5k + images onto a database. We are so grateful to all who volunteer for the Faversham Society.
https://t.co/Tspd3jSEGf