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Making Room for More Books

Making Room for More Books

With the help of Valli, we tore down the huge wall in the front space of the store - we all worked hard the full weekend, it was dusty, chaotic... Read More
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Halloween is coming

As Halloween and the long Icelandic nights draw near, perhaps skip the horror films once or twice and open the covers of some Spooky classic ghost stories instead. In our... Read More
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Halloween is coming
Findings, Unplanned

Findings, Unplanned

Some of the best moments in a bookstore are unplanned. They happen while tidying, shifting piles, or opening a box you thought you already knew. A book surfaces that isn't... Read More
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Among the Sagas

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

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... Read More
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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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Bobby Fischer’s Hideaway in Reykjavík
Bookhunting in the Westfjords

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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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... Read More
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Everything Men know about Women

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