Spine and Crown Books

05/16/2024

I am beyond pleased to announce a collaboration with The Brother in Elysium; a limited edition - hand-set, hand bound - of Adalbert Stifter's astonishing essay about the total solar eclipse of 1842; the frontispiece is a striking portrait of Stifter by Herbert Pföstl

Adalbert Stifter,  Translated by Kristofor Minta 2024 “Never, never in my whole life was I so shaken, shaken by awe and majesty, as in those two minutes.” Adalbert Stifter, legend of German letters, stood on a rooftop in Vienna one morning in 1842 and was transported to another world.

03/26/2024

11/08/2023

Hello, friends and customers of old! I re-enter the world of bookselling via Instagram, that blighted and benighted platform. Follow me there, if you are missing some of the old Spine and Crown flavors! Hope you are collectively well and thrive in fertile soil. https://www.instagram.com/kristoforminta/

03/13/2023

This hurts, of course

03/08/2023

Would also love it if you came out on Friday, 3/10 - should be a great night!

03/06/2023

Seattle! It's been awhile... ye olde proprietor has a couple of books out + on Thursday, 3/9/23, I will be at Open Books in Pioneer Sq., world-famous poem emporium - signing from 4-5pm... and probably getting a beer afterward. Come hang out!

12/09/2019

Am very proud to announce the publication of A Shelter for Bells: From the Writings of Hans Jürgen von der Wense - translated by myself and Herbert Pföstl. A beautiful limited edition from Epidote Press - only 500 copies. Pre-order is up now!

A Shelter for Bells: From the Writings of Hans Jürgen von der Wense Translated by Kristofor Minta and Herbert Pföstl; edited by Kirston Lightowler and Herbert Pföstl.

07/28/2015

Shopper A: Wow, I love shopping at J Crew with all the bros from Amazon, but didn't there, like, used to be a weird little bookshop here?

Shopper B: Yeah, but they've been gone, like, EXACTLY TWO YEARS.