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Among the Sagas

Among the Sagas

While spending time among the extensive saga collection at Bókin, a memory resurfaced from an earlier discussion at Háskóli Íslands on the Eddas and the remarkable world of kennings. Kennings, are... Read More
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A Cartographic Treasure from 1799: Bringing Reilly’s Atlas Home to Vienna

Working in an antiquarian bookshop, surprises are part of daily life. But recently, a discovery stood out: Atlas von dem Königreiche Neapel in einer General- und neunzehn Special-Karten, published in... Read More
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A Cartographic Treasure from 1799: Bringing Reilly’s Atlas Home to Vienna
Bobby Fischer’s Hideaway in Reykjavík

Bobby Fischer’s Hideaway in Reykjavík

In 1972, the world watched as Bobby Fischer battled Boris Spassky in the legendary World Chess Championship in Reykjavík. But away from the bright lights and television cameras, Fischer often... Read More
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Bookhunting in the Westfjords

A drive up the Westfjords to collect a unique book collection during the long, seemingly endless summer days in August was a trip to remember. Lonely roads and a wild,... Read More
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Bookhunting in the Westfjords
Everything Men know about Women

Everything Men know about Women

While sorting through some piles in the bookstore, we stumbled upon a book with the promising title Everything Men Know About Women. Naturally, we were eager to open it as... Read More
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