Jeffrey Makala

@jeffmakala

Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him

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Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· 7d

Happy #caturday and International Cat Day from Simone.

Black cat with big yellow eyes looking sweetly at the camera.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· 17d

Just found this great gilt-stamped cover image of a rotary newspaper press on an 1855 biography of Horace Greeley in the stacks. #bookhistory #printinghistory

Gilt stamped book cover image of a large rotary newspaper press with four men feeding paper into it.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· 19d

We, too, perambulate and do a “W”

Schnoodle and Westie lying down in the same direction and sleeping.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· 21d

Simone getting some sun. #caturday

Black cat lounging in the sun on a screen porch.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Jul 8

How about a bottle of Presswork Shiraz to go with?

Wine bottle with an engraving of a platen press on it.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· May 30

Simone choosing paint samples. #caturday

Black cat staring out a storm door with paint chips in foreground.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· May 22

Simone wishes everyone a perfectly miserable #worldgothday today.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· May 20

This Holland Cow butt from an 1888 government report is on my office wall at eye level…

Lovely engraving of a large Holland Cow, viewed from the backside.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· May 18

Going into Monday with my trusty….

Hand-turned vibrator ad from 1908 issue of The Nautilus. The product is called the Vibro-life.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· May 16

Simone. #caturday

Shiny black cat lounging on a tartan fleece blanket.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Apr 12

Happy dog with azaleas. 🌺

Carolina dog laying in the grass with blooming azaleas behind her.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Apr 11

Black demon #caturday

Long black cat stretching up to look out a doirway’s sidelight window.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Apr 8

REALLY looking forward to what the dining hall will roll out on the 15th. #curiousandunusualproduce

Calender with “curious and unusual produce” noted on April 15.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Mar 21

Remy says pollen season has arrived. #caturday

Muted calico cat staring contentedly at you.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Mar 18

This is our new (dumb) SC license plate. VA might take issue, too….

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Mar 6

Spring stone circle with daffodils in the front yard.

Small sized stone circle with blooming daffodils in the front yard.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Feb 14

Simone up high for #caturday

Black cat sitting high up on a cat tree looking out of a large pane window.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Feb 13

We are gathered to help transcribe the Colored Conventions Records for #DouglassDay this year, with cake! 🎂 #furman Happy birthday #FrederickDouglass!

Bust of Frederick Douglass atop the library podium.

View of students and faculty transcribing.

Extra special Douglass themed birthday cake.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Feb 8

#SuperbOwl

19th century colored engraving of an owl.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Feb 8

Southern dogs in the snow.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Feb 1

Squirrelhenge is encrusted in snow and ice.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Jan 27

Canal Street Station, NYC. #streetart

Hiring App ad poster with graffiti’d “Fuck Ice” tag on it.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Jan 23

Discovered the lovely Duck Library in NYC yesterday. If you’re in Chelsea and need a duck, you’re all set. #ducklibrary

Metal lunchbox painted red mounted on a street sign with the label “Duck Library”

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Dec 27

Simone looking shiny and luminous. #caturday

Black cat snuggling into a blanket with two toy fishes.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Dec 22

The Tokyo Art Book Fair was a wonderland of creativity and inspiration. So glad to have finally attended this annual event (and bring a ton of books back!) Book people: put it on your destination list!

Sign outside the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo announcing the Tokyo Art Book Fair.

There were performances in the courtyards like this, talks, and workshops.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Dec 19

Just bought a book about ramen in Japan, bound in ramen, at the Tokyo Art Book Fair. #ramenhistory is #bookhistory. 🍜

Book with pasteboard covers into which a cake of freeze-dried ramen has been plastic-wrapped, forming the front cover.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Dec 17

Tokyo never disappoints!

Huge dome of fresh roses centerpiece in the lobby of The Imperial Hotel

Bike store poster: cyclists in a ukiyo-e print of a rural scene with Mt. Fuji in the backgroundwith the caption: “Let’s go bike trip.”

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Dec 14

Had a great day at theToppan Printing Museum in Tokyo yesterday. They have a huge, extremely well-done exhibition on the history of printing in Japan, a working letterpress shop, and more (inc. stereotype plates!).

Writing systems sculpture and sign announcing the museum.

Late 19th century engraved consumer product labels.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Nov 22

Remy was ready for Wednesday night’s Karmiole Lecture at the Clark Library. #caturday

Big muted calico cat sitting on my desk in front of my laptop.

Jeffrey Makala@jeffmakala· Nov 20

Just got some late 1970s Kirk/Spock slash fiction anthologies for the collection. Great stuff.