Swan's Fine Books
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Laurelle Swan, the proprietor, was drawn to old books as a child. Having completed a successful career in business and corporate sales, Laurelle decided to share her love of fine books with others, and thus Swan's Fine Books was born.
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It’s April. The days are getting longer. Here in California the trees and flowering plants are sending forth rivers of pollen which irritate those of us with allergies, but they more than make up for this by their lovely blossoms and fresh greenery ..read more
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Swan’s Fine Books is proud to announce the offering of Arion Press publications from the retired publisher’s personal stock, beginning February 2024: these are pristine copies, in their original wrapping. We are working directly with Arion Press founder and his wife Diana Ketcham to represent titles ..read more
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Swan's Fine Books was honoured to have Andrew and Diana with us at the recent ABAA International Book Fair, held in San Francisco at Pier 27, February 9 through 11. Many of Andrew and Diana's friends stopped by the booth, as well as Arion Press collectors ..read more
Swan's Fine Books
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The literary world was rocked this past Tuesday with the news of the passing of Cormac McCarthy. The New York Times printed a lengthy obituary. Literary journals spread the news far and wide. Booksellers everywhere shared stories with each other ..read more
Swan's Fine Books
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The literary world was rocked this past Tuesday with the news of the passing of Cormac McCarthy. The New York Times printed a lengthy obituary. Literary journals spread the news far and wide. Booksellers everywhere shared stories with each other ..read more
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1y ago
I had intended (what is that old saying about the road to Hell???) to write a longer blog entry on Firsts London. Which clearly did not happen. Suffice it to say that ..read more
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Everyone asked me, “why Wales?” As with so many things in life, there was the long ..read more
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Being an American, while I have a great deal of respect for the institution of ..read more
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A conference, in which we visit museums and private collections. We eat and we drink. We renew acquaintances ..read more