tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post1032003221470865974..comments2021-09-18T16:22:00.148-07:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-17304444030315313232016-12-09T14:52:56.671-08:002016-12-09T14:52:56.671-08:00Hi Sally-<br /><br /><br />Yes..the bookshop at Fort Mason...funds go to the SF Public Library...is a very good source next time you are in the city...<br /><br />also...my books are distributed among the libraries, so that is great.<br /><br />i love living with a lifetime collection of books..including poetry and French books i was awarded in high school (in New Zealand) for poetry and French prizes...and books I collected in college later in London...all mostly about design and architecture and art...I do read some fiction sporadically.<br />happy this post has been of interest--happy days--DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-62204826524528490372016-12-09T00:29:31.552-08:002016-12-09T00:29:31.552-08:00<br /> Diane, <br /> Hello again! Just wanted to thank you for introducing me to Cabana magazine. I&#39;m now an excited new subscriber! Hearing part of your library can be found at the bookshop at Fort Mason, inspires me to pay a visit, all the way from Texas! <br /> Happy holidays and best wishes for peace of mind for all of us in the coming years,<br /> SallySALLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464688310762749078[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-23187442188419724572016-12-08T18:54:44.852-08:002016-12-08T18:54:44.852-08:00Dear Sally--<br /><br />wonderful to hear from you.<br /><br />Yes...this is a selection. Happy you enjoyed.<br /><br />Every year--or sometimes twice a year--I have a very focused and deliberate -re-edit of many books. I bag the &#39;good-bye&#39; ones and drive them over to the South of Market headquarters of Friends of the San Francisco Public Library who sell them in their bookshop at Fort Mason.<br />But mostly...I buy and hold and read, and use for reference of all kinds, and enjoy and love to see. Many are written by or are about friends. many have associations with travel. Most are about design and style, architecture and authentic decor, art, history, travel. Biographies of course. And eccentric books. One-of-a-kind books. Best of their kind. Definitive books. Inspiration. And in focused topics--Lucian Freud, Balthus, designers&#39; monographs, Venice, Rome, artists, museum collections. etc. Joyful.<br /><br />very best and happy holidays--DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-39148210878575995262016-12-08T18:47:44.521-08:002016-12-08T18:47:44.521-08:00Hello, Contessa-<br /><br /><br />Lovely to hear from you. Yes...every book is selected and read and re-read and deliberately placed.Yes, you would enjoy them all.<br /><br /><br />happy holidays--DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-84270395037851955062016-12-08T18:15:11.910-08:002016-12-08T18:15:11.910-08:00<br /> I also take notes of your library shelves! So many scrumptious looking books...<br />SALLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464688310762749078[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-56672564726997428532016-12-07T07:50:31.008-08:002016-12-07T07:50:31.008-08:00LOVE THE LIBRARY..............and have taken a few notes!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159[email protected]