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Jeffrey Makala

@jeffmakala.bsky.social

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Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · 1d

Boston Book Fair, CA Book Fair, NY Antiquarian Book Fair

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · 7d

Mood. Owl from the 16th century Aztec Codex Bourbonicus

Illustration of a bug-eyed owl, slightly dazed and staring at you.

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · 28d

#newacquisition an uncut 1873 issue of The National Police Gazette, showing the absolute huge size of the paper stock. #bookhistory #flashpress

Illustrated title page of The National Police Gazette.

Full eight page sheet with ruler marking the size as over 30” x 36”

Reverse of full sheet with eight page imposition.

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Sep 5

Got to watch Thursday Murder Club at movie night at my mom’s retirement apartment complex and boy was it a blast.

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 30

Matching the new house trim color to the #schnoodle

Gray schnoodle with matching color sample chips

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 25

Going into the fall semester like….

1803 engraving of a balloon aflame with people falling out and onlookers pointing.

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 19

#bookhistory

Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Aug 19

On the security envelope and art inspired by it :)

A Close Look at Security Envelope Patterns

These classically inconspicuous designs, which are hiding in plain sight, have inspired collectors, artists, and at least one architect.

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 19

THIS

Kassie Jo @kassiejo.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sports betting site for how quickly someone who makes 3x my salary praises AI in welcome back meetings.

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 17

#blackcatappreciationday Simone

Very cute black cat staring at the camera.

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 14

Finished up my biennial faculty report and had to stop myself from stating that my most prominent accomplishment of the past two years was being reskeeted by @flavorflav.bsky.social #publicenemy #fightthepower P.S. it was!

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 8

#InternationalCatDay Simone

Black cat on a gray cat-themed fleece with a tiny felt mouse.

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 8

Yep. Or other side of the room from the reception w plenty of help/hall monitors in place. Usually in a separate room adjacent if we can fix it.

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’ve taken select things to show to donors in their homes when warranted, and also for the occasional popup event if the conditions were right.

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · Aug 6

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · Aug 5

unspeakable horror

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Jun 26

There is no God, start a literary magazine

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · Jul 11

A great example of an improvement in telling book history:

De Hamel: "Early Christian books...are usually..on parchment (papyrus gradually died out, except in Egypt)."

Reynhout: "[parchment] did not supplant [papyrus] until the supply network for papyrus stopped functioning after the 7th cntry"

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jul 9

You bet!

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jul 9

We made a hecto class zine!

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jul 8

Having a blast making hectographs and pulling prints on the portable spirit duplicator with @briancassidy.bsky.social and his class at @rarebookschool.bsky.social this week!

Pulling a print on the portable spirit duplicator

Cover of The Clash fanzine London is Burning, #1, 1976.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · Jul 7

knaves, fools, and murderers there may be

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Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jul 7

😍😍😍

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hot Bookworm Summer 🔥

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jun 26

💯

Jeffrey Makala @jeffmakala.bsky.social · Jun 22

Fukuyama alert!🚨