For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library
For the Love of Books gathers all of Thatcher Wine's philosophy about books, curating and designing libraries into one volume. This stunning coffee table book, published by our friends at Gibbs Smith, features photographs from our 18-year archive of library images and exquisite illustrations by Samantha Hahn and provides valuable details for creating and curating one's own library from Thatcher and Elizabeth Lane.
Explore the significance of the home library, embellished with alluring photography and illustrations, in a keepsake worthy of any bibliophile's collection. For the Love of Books shares the vision of Juniper Books and embraces the roles that books fulfill in our lives and their staying power. It recounts the history of books and private libraries and champions the resilience of books in the digital era. You will never look at your bookshelves the same way again.
All orders will be signed by Juniper Books Founder and author Thatcher Wine.
1. For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library
SKU: 978-1-4236-5215-1
Weight: 2.0 lb
Depth: 9 inch; width: 1.5 inches; height: 12 inches
Thatcher Wine founded Juniper Books in 2001. The company creates custom libraries and has perfected the art of turning books inside out to allow for books to tell stories not just to us, but about us. Working with book lovers, homeowners, and designers, Juniper Books has provided the world with a fresh new approach to the printed book. Thatcher grew up in New York City where his parents owned and operated The Quilted Giraffe, one of the most innovative restaurants in America. Thatcher graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in history and art history and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Elizabeth Lane is the founder of quarterlane, a quarterly subscription book service which merged with Juniper Books in 2018. She is also the book buyer for her local independent bookstore, Partners Village Store and Kitchen in Westport, Massachusetts. Prior to working in books, Elizabeth worked in contemporary visual art―in galleries, nonprofit initiatives and museums in New York, Austin, and Chicago. Elizabeth graduated from Davidson College with a degree in art history and received her masters degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Read more about For the Love of Books:
NBC News wrote "...I looked at Wine's work and at images from his forthcoming book, For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library, and was awestruck. Wine's curated collections and custom book jackets demonstrate how books can be meticulously choreographed to transform ordinary shelves into artistic masterpieces."
Town & Country says "For the Love of Books... outlines how to create the perfect library in any setting and how to completely re-think your shelves at home.
For the Love of Books was featured in "24 Gifts for the Bibliophile With an Ever-Growing Home Library," from Dwell.
