Marginalia in the Dark: Conversations with Dead Philosophers and Worn Leather Covers

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:10:00 -0500

In the corner of my study stands an oak bookcase filled with volumes that smell of dry paper, animal glue, and aged leather. Many of these books were bought for fifty cents at rural estate sales across the Westman area—salvaged from old parlor boxes and estate auctions in Minnedosa, Souris, and Neepawa.

When you open a volume of Marcus Aurelius printed in 1904 or an antique collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s tales bound in dark cloth, you are never alone.

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Marginalia in the Dark: Conversations with Dead Philosophers and Worn Leather Covers