Friday

new in.

The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde
Guy Bourdin - Alison M. Gingeras
The Beautiful and Damned - F. Scott Fitzgereld
Venus In Furs - Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Bonjour Tristesse - Francoise Sagan
and a massive stack of postcards


this is just a taste of the many books i picked up in new york. i got these lovely things at rizolli. my favourite little nook of a bookstore in the city; complete with chandeliers, mahogany shelves and creaky staircases.

10 comments:

maja said...

haha I have the exact same copy of bonjour tristesse. actually I have two.

Loulou said...

ohoh bonjour tristess is one of my absolute favorites thank for reminding me!

emma said...

also dying to read the beautiful and the damned, though the rest of the books also look divine! you've got a lot of reading to do by the looks of this! xx

cloudo3 said...

Lovely collection, I've read three of those books :)

ALCOHOLS said...

ohh just when I told myself to stop buying books and get them from library instead, you post this. Im curious whether you will like Dorian Gray, I quit after second chapter, absolutely not my cup of tea :(

Ringo, have a banana! said...

Rizzoli makes me so happy! The gentleman on the second floor is so dapper, and always so helpful. I also got the the best book-themed wrapping paper there for Christmas. Dreamy.

Unknown said...

good shopping!

lara said...

bonjour tristesse, the beautiful and the damned, and the picture of dorian grey are three of my absolute FAVOURITE books - and thank you for reminding me to read venus in furs! i'd completely forgotten about it. These are some really nice editions xxx
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Lidiya said...

All of these books are fabulous especially (in my opinion) venus in furs and Dorian Grey, amazing choices <3
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Christina said...

These are great! You'll love Bonjour Tristesse. And I highly recommend the film version of it too.