Librería Ripoll

De las conversaciones entre Manuel Ripoll, nuestro actual propietario, y la gran escritora Rosa Planas Ferrer, ha salido este libro: la historia de la Librería Ripoll. Estamos muy contentos de poder compartir nuestra larga historia con vosotros.
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From the conversations between Manuel Ripoll, our current owner, and the great writer Rosa Planas Ferrer, has come this book: the history of Librería Ripoll. We are very happy to be able to share our long history with you.

Americae. Mappa generalis. 1746.

Frida Graf exlibris by Alfred Cossmann
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[private collection]

“A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.” - Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” - Hippolyte Taine

Vingt dessins de R. Montenegro Vingt dessins de R. Montenegro

“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.” - Annie Dillard

Miquel y Planas, R. (1924). Els cent aforismes del bibliofil publicats per…

“Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace.” - Helene Hanff (1985). Q’s Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books.

Asselineau, Carlos (1947). El in****no del bibliofilio. Traducido de la edición original por Maria Brey.

Mazzocchi, L. (ca. 1920). Memoriale tecnico. Raccolta di formule, tabelle e regole practiche di aritmetica, algebra, trigonometria, geometria, voltimetria, topografia, resistenza del materiali, architettura, construzioni civil, idrauliche e stradali, meccanica idraulica, agronomia, fisica tecnologica, elettrotecnica, chimica industriale, geologia, meteorogia, arte militare…

Gréhan, M.A. (1868). Le Royaume de Siam. Par… Publication ornée du portrait de S.M. le Rei de Siam dessiné par riou et neuf photo-gravures représentant l’exposition de Siam.
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Non-commercial edition published for the Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1867). Handwritten dedication from the author.

Two miniatures from our private collection

Laurens, Joseph-Bonaventure (1840). Souvenirs d’un voyage d’art a l’ille de Majorque ornée de cinquante-cinq planches lithographiées par…
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First edition of this important and rare work as it is the first known publication of a voyage to Mallorca.

“Every book in a bookstore is a fresh beginning. Every book is the next iteration of a very old story. Every bookstore, therefore, is like a safe-deposit box for civilization.” - Liam Callanan

Mentz, A. - Ostenfeld, C.H. (1917-1923). Billeder af nordens flora. Ved. Anden forbedrede udgave.

Chavanne, Josef (1879). Die Sahara oder Von Oase zo Oase. Bilder aus dem Natur- und Volksleben in der grossen afrikanischen Wüste von…

“Bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and escape and knowledge and power. They are, simply put, the best of places.” - Jen Campbell

Avermaete, Roger (1928). La gravure sur bois moderne de l’occident. Ouvrage illustre de 239 gravures dont 177 bois originaux (230 en noir et 9 en couleurs).

La poesía del mundo. Cent sonnets français du XVIème siècle au XXème siècle. Selección de José Janés. Ilustrado con diez aguafuertes y dieciocho maderas en color, dibujados y grabados por Edouard Chimot.