Lux Mentis, Booksellers
@luxmentis.bsky.social
Niche bookseller with a focus on design bindings, artist books, and esoterica (challenging material of all sorts…occult to fetishism to hate speech). Recovering attorney. Cat owner. Mostly human.
Personal blather: @dominussomes.bsky.social
Personal blather: @dominussomes.bsky.social
Title Page of the Day...Originally intended for inclusion in The Age Letters, it was considered so obscene it was cut by the printers... #burroughs #ginsberg #fuckyoupress
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Title Page of the Day...Originally intended for inclusion in The Age Letters, it was considered so obscene it was cut by the printers... #burroughs #ginsberg #fuckyoupress
Booth tour of our interesting bits at the Boston ABAA book fair, 2025. Enjoy.
youtu.be/t4LKwA6zL6g?si=WQyaA...
youtu.be/t4LKwA6zL6g?si=WQyaA...
Boston ABAA Book Fair - 2025
Boston ABAA Book Fair [2025] booth tour. A quick overview of many of the sexy bits of this and that. #bookarts #artistbooks #designbinding #finepress #rarebooks
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Booth tour of our interesting bits at the Boston ABAA book fair, 2025. Enjoy.
youtu.be/t4LKwA6zL6g?si=WQyaA...
youtu.be/t4LKwA6zL6g?si=WQyaA...
Quick Clarifying Note: As I've mentioned in various spaces, we have purchased a wonderful house in Ireland. It will eventually be our primary residence.
To be clear, Lux Mentis will continue to grow US operations while also expanding its European presence.
To be clear, Lux Mentis will continue to grow US operations while also expanding its European presence.
September 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Quick Clarifying Note: As I've mentioned in various spaces, we have purchased a wonderful house in Ireland. It will eventually be our primary residence.
To be clear, Lux Mentis will continue to grow US operations while also expanding its European presence.
To be clear, Lux Mentis will continue to grow US operations while also expanding its European presence.
Also today: two thick costume designers binders documenting, in photos and text, the transformation over the season of Glee’s m->f and f->m trans characters…the year Glee won an Emmy.
September 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Also today: two thick costume designers binders documenting, in photos and text, the transformation over the season of Glee’s m->f and f->m trans characters…the year Glee won an Emmy.
Well, today is off to a good start.
September 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Well, today is off to a good start.
"18 years old... 88 years old in human terms. He lived a long life and died peacefully at the end. He must have had a very happy life as a cat." Rest easy, Maru.
mugumogu. I Am Maru. Japan: Tokimeki Publishing, 2009. First (Japanese) Edition.
mugumogu. I Am Maru. Japan: Tokimeki Publishing, 2009. First (Japanese) Edition.
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"18 years old... 88 years old in human terms. He lived a long life and died peacefully at the end. He must have had a very happy life as a cat." Rest easy, Maru.
mugumogu. I Am Maru. Japan: Tokimeki Publishing, 2009. First (Japanese) Edition.
mugumogu. I Am Maru. Japan: Tokimeki Publishing, 2009. First (Japanese) Edition.
"It is indeed a painful duty I am called to perform to announce to you the tidings of the death of our little Alice, she died yesterday about 10 oclock her disease was cholera infantum - a disease which often attends teething..." Sarah Dunn writes to family about the death of her child #mementomori
August 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"It is indeed a painful duty I am called to perform to announce to you the tidings of the death of our little Alice, she died yesterday about 10 oclock her disease was cholera infantum - a disease which often attends teething..." Sarah Dunn writes to family about the death of her child #mementomori
Seems, sadly, apt for today... Dance of Death leaf from Weltchronik [The Nuremberg Chronicle], 1493.
August 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Seems, sadly, apt for today... Dance of Death leaf from Weltchronik [The Nuremberg Chronicle], 1493.
Not just books, Tarot and tarot decks are regularly featured in our inventory.
After two major exhibits in the Europe, the tarot is recognized as divination system, beyond
a parlour game novelty. Tarot tells a story and provides users with a framework.
Tarot is art. Tarot is engagement. #tarot
After two major exhibits in the Europe, the tarot is recognized as divination system, beyond
a parlour game novelty. Tarot tells a story and provides users with a framework.
Tarot is art. Tarot is engagement. #tarot
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not just books, Tarot and tarot decks are regularly featured in our inventory.
After two major exhibits in the Europe, the tarot is recognized as divination system, beyond
a parlour game novelty. Tarot tells a story and provides users with a framework.
Tarot is art. Tarot is engagement. #tarot
After two major exhibits in the Europe, the tarot is recognized as divination system, beyond
a parlour game novelty. Tarot tells a story and provides users with a framework.
Tarot is art. Tarot is engagement. #tarot
Hosting an east coast watch party for the debut of naming the dead… Please consider joining and even if you're not able to join, please support the exceptional work of DDP.
DNA Doe Project Watch Party Fundraiser
By DNA Doe Project
givebutter.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hosting an east coast watch party for the debut of naming the dead… Please consider joining and even if you're not able to join, please support the exceptional work of DDP.
Happy Birthday to Dr. Oliver Sacks! We have posted a short list from his private library that we hope reflects his questing mind and interests. Enjoy. #oliversacks #neurodivergence
zurl.co/14q5M
zurl.co/14q5M
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy Birthday to Dr. Oliver Sacks! We have posted a short list from his private library that we hope reflects his questing mind and interests. Enjoy. #oliversacks #neurodivergence
zurl.co/14q5M
zurl.co/14q5M
Resume 1944: Rohwer Center High School: Today seems like an appropriate day to share an Internment Camp yearbook...because America First.
July 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Resume 1944: Rohwer Center High School: Today seems like an appropriate day to share an Internment Camp yearbook...because America First.
Love that first sale in TX is this.
June 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Love that first sale in TX is this.
Just in time for the Dallas book fair, look what arrived in the post today: Wolgemut's, Dance of Death...a leaf from the Weltchronik [The Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493]. Fits my Dallas theme nicely...
June 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just in time for the Dallas book fair, look what arrived in the post today: Wolgemut's, Dance of Death...a leaf from the Weltchronik [The Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493]. Fits my Dallas theme nicely...
Another brilliant bit of work by DR Wakefield and Chevington Press. This from a deluxe copy with dozens of state proofs. #finepress #artistbooks #bookarts
June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Another brilliant bit of work by DR Wakefield and Chevington Press. This from a deluxe copy with dozens of state proofs. #finepress #artistbooks #bookarts
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www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK jr. will impact the lives of many Americans. His ignorance will bind us to false narratives and the eventual needless hospitalizations and deaths of many Adults and children throughout this country that he was sworn to protect.
RFK jr. will impact the lives of many Americans. His ignorance will bind us to false narratives and the eventual needless hospitalizations and deaths of many Adults and children throughout this country that he was sworn to protect.
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK jr. will impact the lives of many Americans. His ignorance will bind us to false narratives and the eventual needless hospitalizations and deaths of many Adults and children throughout this country that he was sworn to protect.
RFK jr. will impact the lives of many Americans. His ignorance will bind us to false narratives and the eventual needless hospitalizations and deaths of many Adults and children throughout this country that he was sworn to protect.
Cataloging some earlier work by DR Wakefield and Chevington Press. His engravings never cease to amaze me. #finepress #artistbooks #bookarts
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cataloging some earlier work by DR Wakefield and Chevington Press. His engravings never cease to amaze me. #finepress #artistbooks #bookarts
A gem that retuned with us from Oxford. [and a test of Zoho social]
May 31, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A gem that retuned with us from Oxford. [and a test of Zoho social]
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The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters
The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.
Terminal 2 heading to Ireland for a few days. The robot trundles around saying ‘intelligent inspection operations’…proto-dalek.
May 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Terminal 2 heading to Ireland for a few days. The robot trundles around saying ‘intelligent inspection operations’…proto-dalek.
Sometimes, at the fine press fair, you find something surprising.
May 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sometimes, at the fine press fair, you find something surprising.
Set up at the Oxford fine press and artist book fair. Nice space for the event (Oxford examination halls)
May 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Set up at the Oxford fine press and artist book fair. Nice space for the event (Oxford examination halls)
Pimms and lilac in Oxford.
May 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Pimms and lilac in Oxford.
Book find of our last day in York.
April 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Book find of our last day in York.
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ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…