We thought this gorgeous Twelfth Night deserved a show and tell 🤩

The iconic Shakespearean comedy is bound in vellum with gilt lettering and fanciful illustrations to the spine and front board. Numerous tipped-in illustrations by W. Heath Robinson capture the play’s scenes and landscapes in rich colour (he paints dappled sunlight so well, you can almost feel the warmth!) 👨‍🎨

A stunning edition of a beloved play!

DM us if you have questions about the book or if you’d like to put it on hold 😊

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You can now find a Bison bookshelf at @parlourcoffee ☕️💕

Some great books from our shelves have travelled across Portage Ave. and are now available to purchase in the iconic #exchangedistrict café

Enjoy a good book with your pick-me-up, and make sure to take in all the awesome art in this space (@southernoracleprint & @otheractivity).

Lots of love to this fellow local biz ❤️

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Come browse in the sunshine🌞 We’ve been doing some spring cleaning around here, and the shop is looking its best 👌

We’re open 10-4:30, Monday through Saturday.

📚👩‍💻 Shop online (link in bio), select in-store pickup, and enter coupon code LOCALLOVE for 30% off your order 🙂

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Be still, my bookseller heart. ♥️
What a beautifully produced set of books!

Fridtjof Nansen, “In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times.” Heinemann, 1911.

This is the first edition in English of this title, with the preferred binding variation, showing gilt lettering on the front boards. replete with colour frontispieces protected by tissue guards, and a proliferation of maps and illustrations throughout the text.

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We made a long overdue change to our selling procedures this week, converting all of our online prices into CAD 🇨🇦 🥳

To celebrate, we made a sale code for all orders that will be picked up in the store: LOCALLOVE

The best way to support it is to shopping store, and to encourage this, in-store prices have always been - and will always be – cheaper than any you can find online, so come visit!

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The ephemera section was long overdue for a makeover. These boxes hold a host of niche and historical documents and literature that were not getting the attention they deserved.

With a few new display boxes, crisp labels, and the addition of some eye-catching art overhead, the shelf is looking sharp👌What do you think?

We’ve already noticed these boxes attracting a lot more interest 🙌

Come check out this cozy corner. We’re open 10-4:30, Monday through Saturday.

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Some lovely books that would make a great gift to yourself or a Valentine 💝

Shop in store or online at bisonbooks.ca

Remember to use code BUYCAN at checkout to receive 30% off your online order to a Canadian address. 🇨🇦

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Reptiles and Birds 🐍🦩with 307 engraved illustrations, in a tan leather prize binding.

A century or so ago, schools gave books as awards, first having them rebound in leather, often with gilt decorations and marbled edges and endpapers.

These “prize bindings” are now a collecting category in their own right, and look gorgeous on a shelf! They often have the school crest on the front board, and a prize bookplate on the front endpaper. The books found inside are not often as remarkable as their bindings.

This example is riddled with lovely illustrations, the binding showing gilt-ruled leather boards, and the prize declaration inscribed in ink to the first blank.

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Happy #ilovetoreadmonth 📚❤️

Jokes aside, this book-loving crew is very hard working 💪They’ve been getting tons of new arrivals out on the shelves and listed online for you to enjoy!

Visit us Monday through Saturday, 10:00–4:30 or shop online at bisonbooks.ca

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