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Vintage Icelandic cinema programs

Vintage Icelandic cinema programs

We recently uncovered a small treasure in the shop: a collection of vintage Icelandic cinema programs from the mid-20th century. These beautifully designed booklets once accompanied film screenings in Reykjavík... Read More
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Greenland on Everyone's Mind

Greenland on Everyone's Mind

Greenland is making headlines but if you want to go deeper than the news cycle, we have a shelf waiting for you. From Bodil Kaalund's The Art of Greenland and Inuit... Read More
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A Rose for Ólafía

A Rose for Ólafía

The attractive part of working at an antique bookstore is that you never quite know what you’ll find, and sometimes you stumble upon a very personal piece of history -... Read More
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Icelandic Poetry Edition Coffee at Bókin

Icelandic Poetry Edition Coffee at Bókin

Our new Icelandic Poetry Edition coffee has arrived at Bókin, just in time for Valentine’s Day, and well suited for anyone who prefers a thoughtful small present over a random... Read More
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Old Advertisements always bring Smiles

Old Advertisements always bring Smiles

One of the joys of reading through old magazines is stumbling upon advertisements like this one from the Esquire magazine, published in 1949, proudly presenting the “next look” in cars:... Read More
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A Little Light for Dark Days

A Little Light for Dark Days

What a spectacle the Northern lights above Bókin were during the last week....serving as a reminder that our shelves hold an extensive variety of books about Iceland (and the aurora... Read More
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Christmas at Bókin

Christmas at Bókin

Every December, our front window becomes a small celebration of the season. This year's display brings together Icelandic treasures like Jólasveinaríkið, Jólagleði, and Jóla oratórían alongside Mary Higgins Clark's Silent Night, Haydn's... Read More
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Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition arrival

Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition arrival

The Verse & Verve x Bókin Christmas Coffee Edition has arrived: a limited edition Austrian wood-fired premium coffee with specially designed labels, showcasing Vintage Christmas Puck Magazine covers. This magazine... Read More
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What a Nylon Shirt Says About Its Time

What a Nylon Shirt Says About Its Time

This old advertisement, found in a men’s magazine promises a small miracle: an all-nylon shirt that doesn’t need ironing. Convenient, especially when the unspoken assumption of the time was that... Read More
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