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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by BlackRatPress on Nov 16, 2009 10:46:29 GMT 1, Black Dog Books The Haunted Bookshop
The opening of Londonโs most unusual bookshop takes place on 2nd December 2009 at East End gallery Black Rat Projects (formerly The Black Rat Press).
The pop-up antiquarian bookshop is also rumoured to be haunted and is built inside their railway arch gallery.
The bookshop will be filled with an unusual selection of books from major and independent book publishers. A large selection of second hand books and artist made fanzines, films and artwork by Swoon, Grayson Perry, Giles Walker, Brian Adam Douglas and Lucas Price will also be on display. Reports have already been received of eerie incidents and strange happenings, with books magically flying off shelves, and lights switching themselves on and off. Halloween may have been and gone but the real ghosts and ghouls work all year round.
The idea of creating the bookshop came when the Black Rat owners slept in the gallery one evening and were woken by the toilet flushing and books falling from the office bookshelves. Thinking they were being burgled, they turned the lights on only to find the gallery empty. Asking around, a local landlord mentioned that the gallery had been used to store the stock of legendary Victorian book dealer F. J. Williams who disappeared in 1903 and is rumoured to haunt various pubs and houses around the East End.
Black Dog Books promises to be one of the yearโs most interesting art and book events. Working with support from publishers including the Tate, Thames and Hudson and Drago, the project promises to not only provide a unique experience, but also a great place to do a little alternative Christmas shopping.
Black Dog Books is a fully functional bookshop complete with customer assistant, working antique till and books available to buy. The book shop has been designed by Will Randall and Giles Walker and can accommodate up to 10 people at a time.
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Black Dog Books The Haunted Bookshop The opening of Londonโs most unusual bookshop takes place on 2nd December 2009 at East End gallery Black Rat Projects (formerly The Black Rat Press). The pop-up antiquarian bookshop is also rumoured to be haunted and is built inside their railway arch gallery. The bookshop will be filled with an unusual selection of books from major and independent book publishers. A large selection of second hand books and artist made fanzines, films and artwork by Swoon, Grayson Perry, Giles Walker, Brian Adam Douglas and Lucas Price will also be on display. Reports have already been received of eerie incidents and strange happenings, with books magically flying off shelves, and lights switching themselves on and off. Halloween may have been and gone but the real ghosts and ghouls work all year round. The idea of creating the bookshop came when the Black Rat owners slept in the gallery one evening and were woken by the toilet flushing and books falling from the office bookshelves. Thinking they were being burgled, they turned the lights on only to find the gallery empty. Asking around, a local landlord mentioned that the gallery had been used to store the stock of legendary Victorian book dealer F. J. Williams who disappeared in 1903 and is rumoured to haunt various pubs and houses around the East End. Black Dog Books promises to be one of the yearโs most interesting art and book events. Working with support from publishers including the Tate, Thames and Hudson and Drago, the project promises to not only provide a unique experience, but also a great place to do a little alternative Christmas shopping. Black Dog Books is a fully functional bookshop complete with customer assistant, working antique till and books available to buy. The book shop has been designed by Will Randall and Giles Walker and can accommodate up to 10 people at a time. www.blackratgallery.com
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by Deleted on Nov 16, 2009 11:25:55 GMT 1, Sounds fun!
Sounds fun!
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by remirough on Nov 16, 2009 12:20:13 GMT 1, Black Dog Books The Haunted Bookshop The opening of Londonโs most unusual bookshop takes place on 2nd December 2009 at East End gallery Black Rat Projects (formerly The Black Rat Press). The pop-up antiquarian bookshop is also rumoured to be haunted and is built inside their railway arch gallery. The bookshop will be filled with an unusual selection of books from major and independent book publishers. A large selection of second hand books and artist made fanzines, films and artwork by Swoon, Grayson Perry, Giles Walker, Brian Adam Douglas and Lucas Price will also be on display. Reports have already been received of eerie incidents and strange happenings, with books magically flying off shelves, and lights switching themselves on and off. Halloween may have been and gone but the real ghosts and ghouls work all year round. The idea of creating the bookshop came when the Black Rat owners slept in the gallery one evening and were woken by the toilet flushing and books falling from the office bookshelves. Thinking they were being burgled, they turned the lights on only to find the gallery empty. Asking around, a local landlord mentioned that the gallery had been used to store the stock of legendary Victorian book dealer F. J. Williams who disappeared in 1903 and is rumoured to haunt various pubs and houses around the East End. Black Dog Books promises to be one of the yearโs most interesting art and book events. Working with support from publishers including the Tate, Thames and Hudson and Drago, the project promises to not only provide a unique experience, but also a great place to do a little alternative Christmas shopping. Black Dog Books is a fully functional bookshop complete with customer assistant, working antique till and books available to buy. The book shop has been designed by Will Randall and Giles Walker and can accommodate up to 10 people at a time. www.blackratgallery.com
I have a good book you might be interested in... ; )
Black Dog Books The Haunted Bookshop The opening of Londonโs most unusual bookshop takes place on 2nd December 2009 at East End gallery Black Rat Projects (formerly The Black Rat Press). The pop-up antiquarian bookshop is also rumoured to be haunted and is built inside their railway arch gallery. The bookshop will be filled with an unusual selection of books from major and independent book publishers. A large selection of second hand books and artist made fanzines, films and artwork by Swoon, Grayson Perry, Giles Walker, Brian Adam Douglas and Lucas Price will also be on display. Reports have already been received of eerie incidents and strange happenings, with books magically flying off shelves, and lights switching themselves on and off. Halloween may have been and gone but the real ghosts and ghouls work all year round. The idea of creating the bookshop came when the Black Rat owners slept in the gallery one evening and were woken by the toilet flushing and books falling from the office bookshelves. Thinking they were being burgled, they turned the lights on only to find the gallery empty. Asking around, a local landlord mentioned that the gallery had been used to store the stock of legendary Victorian book dealer F. J. Williams who disappeared in 1903 and is rumoured to haunt various pubs and houses around the East End. Black Dog Books promises to be one of the yearโs most interesting art and book events. Working with support from publishers including the Tate, Thames and Hudson and Drago, the project promises to not only provide a unique experience, but also a great place to do a little alternative Christmas shopping. Black Dog Books is a fully functional bookshop complete with customer assistant, working antique till and books available to buy. The book shop has been designed by Will Randall and Giles Walker and can accommodate up to 10 people at a time. www.blackratgallery.comI have a good book you might be interested in... ; )
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 9:46:55 GMT 1, www.blackdogbooks.co.uk/
Oops.
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by Daniel Silk on Nov 17, 2009 14:27:21 GMT 1, Good idea!
So many artists are bringing out books at the moment.
Good idea! So many artists are bringing out books at the moment.
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by BlackRatPress on Nov 25, 2009 20:47:35 GMT 1, quick reminder to come drinking and buying books next wednesday
quick reminder to come drinking and buying books next wednesday
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by Cocteau 101 on Nov 27, 2009 11:04:17 GMT 1, I've heard of a few strange goings on in this bookshop so get down there and expand your minds just not in a Syd Barrett type way!
I've heard of a few strange goings on in this bookshop so get down there and expand your minds just not in a Syd Barrett type way!
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by hanky on Nov 27, 2009 12:21:01 GMT 1, So much going on next week looking forward to it
So much going on next week looking forward to it
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by remirough on Dec 2, 2009 17:25:37 GMT 1, I was lucky enough to get a sneak glimpse of this today, and trust me, it looks amazing! anyone going is in for both a treat and a surprise... ye olde book shop, robots and plants with a life of their own... plus enough books to sink a battleship!
I was lucky enough to get a sneak glimpse of this today, and trust me, it looks amazing! anyone going is in for both a treat and a surprise... ye olde book shop, robots and plants with a life of their own... plus enough books to sink a battleship!
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Black Dog Bookshop Opening - 2nd Dec, by buffin on Dec 4, 2009 21:41:38 GMT 1, Excellent article by Ken Russell on the bookshop in todays Times.
Excellent article by Ken Russell on the bookshop in todays Times.
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