Bibliophiles, if there’s one Instagram handle that you have to follow, it is that of Reid Moon. Moon is the owner of Moon’s Rare Books, located in Provo in Utah of the United States of America. And this time, he shares sneak peeks of rare books from his collection on Instagram. In his latest reel, he talks about prayer books by Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France and Florence Nightingale, English social reformer and statistician. The books are from 1785 and 1856, and the old world charm instantly draws your attention. Nightingale’s book dates back to the Crimean War, and has an inscription that says Crimea, May 1856. Fascinating, isn’t it?
From an original photo of Elvis Presley to The Egyptian Book of the Dead and a piece of paper that contains the original handwriting of Jane Austen, his Instagram handle is a social media discovery that will astonish and hook you. Check his website here.
— Pooja Mitra
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