Comments for The gripping saga of the life of an amateur book collector http://chancepress.wordpress.com Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:21:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Worlds of Luigi Serafini by fED http://chancepress.wordpress.com/serafini/#comment-181 fED Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:21:45 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-181 AMAZING WORK OF ART! I can only enjoy the .pdf version as even the affordable Rizzoli version is way out of my price range (I live in south america). Thank you Jorden for the excellent essay that sheds a little light on such a wonderful enigma. Cheers from Argentina! fED. AMAZING WORK OF ART! I can only enjoy the .pdf version as even the affordable Rizzoli version is way out of my price range (I live in south america).

Thank you Jorden for the excellent essay that sheds a little light on such a wonderful enigma.

Cheers from Argentina!

fED.

]]> Comment on Critical Massin and Other Observations about Book Collecting by chancepress http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/critical-massin-and-other-observations-about-book-collecting/#comment-167 chancepress Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:32:10 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-167 Hi Steve- I found out about it a few days ago and created a profile to say hello over there (alas, I got called out for having no pictures, but I don't have any ink for anyone to check out either). Thanks for the heads up, though. The funny thing is that half of the posts on this blog make fun themselves for being boring (and "boring shit" is the most-used tag I have), so it's no news to me that these posts are boring. That said, they're fun to write, and I actually get a fair number of hits for a blog that is so aggressively targeted toward a small group of obsessive book collectors. Would I expect tattoo enthusiasts, or motorcycle mechanics, or hairdressers, or professional chefs, or anyone else to be interested in it? No, not at all. Do I deserve to be lampooned on some site that I never intended would read or be interested in my blog in "LOL check out boring jackass OMG" type posts? Maybe. Hi Steve- I found out about it a few days ago and created a profile to say hello over there (alas, I got called out for having no pictures, but I don’t have any ink for anyone to check out either). Thanks for the heads up, though. The funny thing is that half of the posts on this blog make fun themselves for being boring (and “boring shit” is the most-used tag I have), so it’s no news to me that these posts are boring. That said, they’re fun to write, and I actually get a fair number of hits for a blog that is so aggressively targeted toward a small group of obsessive book collectors. Would I expect tattoo enthusiasts, or motorcycle mechanics, or hairdressers, or professional chefs, or anyone else to be interested in it? No, not at all. Do I deserve to be lampooned on some site that I never intended would read or be interested in my blog in “LOL check out boring jackass OMG” type posts? Maybe.

]]> Comment on Critical Massin and Other Observations about Book Collecting by Steve http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/critical-massin-and-other-observations-about-book-collecting/#comment-166 Steve Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:00:35 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-166 Hi Jordan, just letting you know that your essay above is being used to spam checkoutmyink.com bulletins in the guise of "boring ass shit". I also note that "you" have a profile on that site: http://www.checkoutmyink.com/profile/jordan_h Steve Hi Jordan, just letting you know that your essay above is being used to spam checkoutmyink.com bulletins in the guise of “boring ass shit”.

I also note that “you” have a profile on that site:

http://www.checkoutmyink.com/profile/jordan_h

Steve

]]> Comment on Apparently, “Zine” is a fairly loose term… by Chris Kearin http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/apparently-zine-is-a-fairly-loose-term/#comment-164 Chris Kearin Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:37:56 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-164 Looks like a cool show; wish I'd been there! Looks like a cool show; wish I’d been there!

]]> Comment on The Worlds of Luigi Serafini by HTMLGIANT / The Codex, the Hurders, and me: a new book, an old book, and two years of intermittent emailing http://chancepress.wordpress.com/serafini/#comment-151 HTMLGIANT / The Codex, the Hurders, and me: a new book, an old book, and two years of intermittent emailing Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:54:36 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-151 [...] an article of his own on Serafini, which he had published on his blog. It was called “The Worlds of Luigi Serafini,” and it combined personal narrative with a very thorough and informative look at both the [...] [...] an article of his own on Serafini, which he had published on his blog. It was called “The Worlds of Luigi Serafini,” and it combined personal narrative with a very thorough and informative look at both the [...]

]]> Comment on My Favorite Books, Explained in a Verbose Manner Vol. 3: Chagall in the Lines by Ondrej Ko http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/my-favorite-books-explained-in-a-verbose-manner-vol-3-chagall-in-the-lines/#comment-150 Ondrej Ko Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:11:26 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-150 That is a wonderful story. I was and I am constantly being touched by Chagall anywhere our paths meet, whether it is Bratislava, Vienna or London. I have read his early autobiography and I was really stunned by how he could paint images with words on paper with the same easiness and preciseness as with colors on canvas. And now I find out he has even written some poems? Do you have any idea where I could get them in French, or if there is some English edition as well? Thank you, this is a great blog by the way, keep it up. That is a wonderful story. I was and I am constantly being touched by Chagall anywhere our paths meet, whether it is Bratislava, Vienna or London. I have read his early autobiography and I was really stunned by how he could paint images with words on paper with the same easiness and preciseness as with colors on canvas. And now I find out he has even written some poems? Do you have any idea where I could get them in French, or if there is some English edition as well? Thank you, this is a great blog by the way, keep it up.

]]> Comment on Why are you Googling “Jordan Hurder”? by Jessica (Horn) Vallentine http://chancepress.wordpress.com/why-are-you-googling-jordan-hurder/#comment-149 Jessica (Horn) Vallentine Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?page_id=31#comment-149 Looking for? Jordan's blog Why? Found out about Chance Press via Facebook since all other lines of communication have been down for oh about 9 years. Blog was mentioned in comment about Chance Press's most recent publication; interested in taking a look. Found what I wanted? Yes Looking for? Jordan’s blog

Why? Found out about Chance Press via Facebook since all other lines of communication have been down for oh about 9 years. Blog was mentioned in comment about Chance Press’s most recent publication; interested in taking a look.

Found what I wanted? Yes

]]> Comment on Normally, coffee stains on a book would depress the shit out of me by chancepress http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/normally-coffee-stains-on-a-book-would-depress-the-shit-out-of-me/#comment-139 chancepress Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:09:18 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/normally-coffee-stains-on-a-book-would-depress-the-shit-out-of-me/#comment-139 As a Joe Vaux superfan, it should be assumed that I was already aware of such an artifact, and so I thank you for providing my blog's ten(s) of readers with this information. I will accept one free puzzle as an exchange for displaying your advertising on my blog. As a Joe Vaux superfan, it should be assumed that I was already aware of such an artifact, and so I thank you for providing my blog’s ten(s) of readers with this information. I will accept one free puzzle as an exchange for displaying your advertising on my blog.

]]> Comment on Normally, coffee stains on a book would depress the shit out of me by Maya http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/normally-coffee-stains-on-a-book-would-depress-the-shit-out-of-me/#comment-138 Maya Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:52:23 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/normally-coffee-stains-on-a-book-would-depress-the-shit-out-of-me/#comment-138 Books Schmooks! Now you can get Joe Vaux in jigsaw puzzle form - giving you plenty of time to ponder all the crafty details in his art. Check it out at artifactpuzzles.com . Books Schmooks! Now you can get Joe Vaux in jigsaw puzzle form – giving you plenty of time to ponder all the crafty details in his art. Check it out at artifactpuzzles.com .

]]> Comment on The Worlds of Luigi Serafini by Helios http://chancepress.wordpress.com/serafini/#comment-134 Helios Fri, 22 May 2009 00:16:13 +0000 http://chancepress.wordpress.com/?page_id=24#comment-134 http://rapidshare.com/files/235751553/CodexSeraphinianus.pdf.html You can get the Codex here if you are unable to locate a hard copy. Enjoy! http://rapidshare.com/files/235751553/CodexSeraphinianus.pdf.html

You can get the Codex here if you are unable to locate a hard copy.

Enjoy!

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