The Dusty Bookcase

The Dusty Bookcase turns ten today. How is that possible? What was meant to be a six-year journey through the obscure and forgotten titl...

Brian shares ten noteworthy finds on his bibliophilic journey, including gossip about the Eaton family, radish-heavy dialogue, and &qu...

Not my pool, sadly, but that belonging to a friend and old work colleague. Today's  Saturday Star features a piece by Nick Patch on ...

The Gynecologist Sol Allen [pseud. Barney Allen] New York: Pyramid, 1969 I imagine publication of The Gynecologist provided c...

Coaching courtesy of an old Eaton's ad published in the 23 December 1933 Globe & Mail . The venerable department store recomme...

Following Tuesday and Thursday's posts: I can't leave Sol Allen's  Toronto Doctor  without presenting this advert...