About Those Books

02/06/2026

A poet, editor, and as I learned in college, my guide to poetry, prose, and drama through his remarkable series of text books. R.I.P. X.J. Kennedy.

12/27/2025

Ring in the New Year with Fine Press Magic
35% OFF now through January 2

These are not just books — they’re printed artistry. From letterpress editions and hand-bound volumes to collectible imprints like the Limited Editions Club, Easton Press, and Folio Society, this is your chance to add something truly special to your shelf.

Rare. Beautiful. Meticulously crafted.

Explore the sale now and start 2026 with something timeless. Browse the full collection on eBay.

12/03/2025

📖✨ A remarkable piece of spiritual history has come into our hands.

We are honored to share one of the most extraordinary volumes we’ve ever encountered: a 1929 Edition of "Whispers from Eternity" by Swami Yogananda.

What makes this copy truly extraordinary is a long, handwritten inscription, composed in Yogananda’s own flowing script and dated July 21, 1933. This is not a quotation from the text, but an original spiritual instruction, written during a time when he personally guided small groups of seekers at Mount Washington.

“Comingle your inner whispers with these and offer these in the temple of Silence and Activity until you hear His Voice loudly everywhere.”

Breathtaking in its tenderness and depth — a moment of direct transmission from a teacher whose influence continues to touch millions. Yogananda’s teachings on meditation, divine communion, and inner stillness helped shape the landscape of spiritual practice in America, and his early signed works are exceedingly rare.

We’ve placed this extraordinary book in our eBay store, and in gratitude for its sacred presence, 10% of the proceeds will support the Himalayan Institute.

11/25/2025

📖✨ A remarkable piece of spiritual history has come into our hands.

We are honored to share one of the most extraordinary volumes we’ve ever encountered: a 1929 Second Enlarged Edition of Whispers from Eternity by Swami Yogananda. Published by Yogoda and Sat-Sanga in Los Angeles, this early edition reflects the foundational period of his mission to bring India’s ancient science of meditation to the West.

What makes this copy truly extraordinary is a long, handwritten devotional blessing, composed in Yogananda’s own flowing script and dated July 21, 1933. It is not a quotation from the text but an original spiritual instruction, written during a time when he personally guided small groups of seekers at Mount Washington.

“Comingle your inner whispers with these and offer these in the temple of Silence and Activity until you hear His Voice loudly everywhere.”

The blessing is breathtaking in its tenderness and depth — a moment of direct transmission from a teacher whose influence continues to touch millions. Yogananda’s teachings on meditation, divine communion, and inner stillness helped shape the landscape of spiritual practice in America, and his early signed works are exceedingly rare.

This volume is a powerful reminder of the enduring reach of his message: that the Divine can be experienced through inner stillness, devotion, and disciplined meditation.

We are humbled to steward such a sacred piece and will be offering it soon.
Photos below. ↓✨

11/06/2025

📚✨ The magic of the season — and the joy of a good book!

Join us this weekend at the Holiday Open House at Glenwood Antique Mall. Every book in our booth is 25% off!

📍 Glenwood Antique Mall – Aisle G: About Those Books
🎁 Come browse, sip coffee, and leave with a story worth giving.

Kicking off the holidays with our open house this weekend here at Glenwood!!

10/26/2025

🌸 “Imagine Peace” – Yoko Ono

A rare, triple-signed edition celebrating one of the most influential artists of our time.

📖 See Hear Yoko (2015) — signed by Yoko Ono, photographer Bob Gruen, and music journalist Jody Denberg — captures Yoko’s extraordinary life through photographs, interviews, and reflections created in honor of her 80th birthday.

From her avant-garde art roots in Japan to her revolutionary partnership with John Lennon, this book is a deeply personal portrait of creativity, activism, and endurance.

✨ Signed by all three contributors
✨ Includes Yoko’s handwritten inscription: “Imagine Peace.”
✨ First Edition, Harper Design (2015)

A true centerpiece for collectors of Beatles memorabilia, Japanese art, and contemporary culture.

🔗 Available now through About Those Books on eBay — shop directly from the post or visit our store at aboutthosebooks.com

10/25/2025

🧠 Ever wonder what goes on inside a killer’s mind?

Before Mindhunter dramatized FBI profiling, Dr. J. Reid Meloy was already shaping how professionals understand and assess violent offenders.

📘 The Psychopathic Mind: Origins, Dynamics, and Treatment (1988) is the seminal work that connected psychopathy, personality disorders, and criminal behavior through deep clinical analysis.

This First Edition, signed and inscribed by Dr. Meloy, is preserved in like new condition with a bright dust jacket — a rare find for collectors of forensic psychology and true crime literature.

👉 For anyone fascinated by profiling, threat assessment, or the psychology of manipulation, this is a cornerstone volume — written by one of the real-life experts whose work parallels the science behind Mindhunter.

10/23/2025

🎨 The Art of Thomas Rowlandson – 1990 Frick Exhibition Catalog

If political satire feels sharp today, imagine facing the pen of Thomas Rowlandson, the 18th-century English artist whose biting wit spared no one in power. His drawings and prints — clever, b***y, and brutally honest — were the social media of their time, capturing the absurdities of politicians, clergy, and high society with an ink line as lethal as any headline.

Two centuries later, we’re still wrestling with the same tension — that uneasy line between humor and offense. Rowlandson reminds us that ridicule has always been a powerful mirror... and not everyone likes their reflection.

🖋️ Available now through About Those Books on eBay.

10/16/2025

🕰️ Echoes from the Gilded Age — Now 30% Off through October

A rare glimpse into the minds that shaped culture, conscience, and conversation at the turn of the century:

🖋️ The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. II (1842–1852) — John Forster’s intimate portrait of the man who turned social conscience into art.

🌿 Asolando: Fancies and Facts (1890) — Robert Browning’s final work, published on the day of his death, filled with reflection and grace.

📖 Montaigne’s Essays (1897) — W. Hazlitt’s celebrated translation of the philosopher who taught Europe how to think for itself.

🔥 The Masque Torn Off (1879) — T. DeWitt Talmage’s fiery sermons unmasking the vices of Victorian society.

🕰️ These are voices that defined their century — and still speak to ours.

🔗 Shop the Sale on eBay at About Those Books →

10/06/2025

🖋️Books That Outlived Empires: Echoes of the Civil War Now 30% off

They witnessed a nation divided — and the slow, steady return to peace. Each of these 19th-century volumes was printed as America healed and history was still being written.

🕰️ Own a piece of the past that survived the war — and the century that followed. Featured in this month’s rare book sale:

🎓 Union College’s Class of 1868 — M. John Lubetkin
History meets nostalgia in this tribute to a generation rebuilt after war.

🌲 Among the Pines: or South in Secession Time — Edmund Kirke (1862)
A first-hand fictional lens on the Confederacy from just before the war’s eruption.

📖 Martyrdom in Missouri, Volume One — W. M. Leftwich (1870)
A gripping chronicle of divided faith and fierce conviction in a border state torn by war. Published just five years after Appomattox, this work preserves the moral and human struggles of Civil War Missouri.

📜 Madame Swetchine: Sa Vie et Ses Oeuvres (1865)
Printed the year the cannons fell silent. As the world mourned and rebuilt, Europe reflected on faith, intellect, and endurance.

Each one over a century old. Bound in character. Ready to rehome.

🎯 For the collectors, the historians, the decorators… or those who just get the weight of a well-worn page.

Claim yours while they’re still available — 30% off through October.

10/01/2025

🕰️ Books That Outlived Empires — Now 30% Off
All October — 120 Curated Volumes from the 1800s

They’ve survived revolutions, the rise of electricity, and the invention of the zipper. Now they’re waiting for your bookshelf — and they’re 30% off.

We’ve curated a stunning selection of nineteenth-century books — each over 100 years old and full of character, craftsmanship, and stories worth keeping alive.

🖋️ What you’ll find:
• Leather spines & marbled endpapers
• Victorian-era wisdom, wit, and wonder
• Fine illustrations, forgotten facts, and stories that shaped centuries

Whether you’re a collector, a decorator, or someone who believes books should be beautiful — this is your moment.

Because some stories were never meant to be forgotten.

09/26/2025

📚 The Sale Is On — And Fowler’s In the Booth! 🎉

We’re officially celebrating 5 years of About Those Books inside Glenwood Antique Mall — and for the first time ever, we’re having a SALE!

✨ Enjoy 30% OFF everything in the booth this weekend only during the Open House.

And guess what?
🧍‍♂️ Fowler will be in the booth tomorrow (Saturday) from 2–4 PM to chat, answer questions, and maybe share a few fun bookish backstories.

He knows where all the hidden gems are — so if you’re curious about any of the books, or just want to say hello, come by!

📍 Booth on Eisle G
🗓️ Sale ends after the weekend
💛 Come celebrate stories, nostalgia, and community with us!