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The bookmarks presented here are promotional or bonus items that usually came with a book, but not only: they were also made to promote an album, an event, a shop... There are also (see bottom of the page) some home-made bookmarks, made for fun or for $ale...
They are sorted in four categories, depending what they are promoting: BOOKS, ALBUMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, SHOPS, OTHERS and HOME MADE bookmarks.
Special thank you to Hanns Peter Bushoff who sent nice scans of items from his impressive collection.
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SONG AND DANCE MAN III (Michael Gray)
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INTIMATE INSIGHTS FROM FRIENDS AND FELLOW MUSICIANS, Omnibus Press
 THE BOB DYLAN ALBUMS by Anthony Varesi |
 Genesis Publications for DYLAN IN WOODSTOCK by Elliott Landy |
 ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN by Victor Maymudes #1
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DYLAN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - THE RECORDING SESSIONS by Clinton Heylin
Below: China (2017): THE LYRICS 1961-2012, 'The Potato Chip 'bags: -see here for more about this very special item-
Below: Korea: THE LYRICS 1961-2012, 3 volumes:
Volume 1, front and back
Volume 2,front and back
Volume 3, front and back
 Canada: BLOWIN' IN THE WIND LES PARCOURS DE BOB DYLAN, by Michel Jacques |
 France: D'OÙ VIENS-TU DYLAN? by Louis Skorecki |
 France: PLAYLIST by Charles Berberian |
 France: LE TEMPS DES POSSIBLES Thank You To Hanns Peter Bushoff |
 France: L'ANNÉE PROCHAINE A NEW YORK Thank You To Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 Netherlands: IN DE STUDIO, EPO 2011 |
 Netherlands: ATLAS, 2010, front |
 Netherlands: ATLAS, 2010, back |
 Greece: LYRICS 1962-2001 |
 Poland: DUSZNY KRAJ. |
 Romania: Humanitas fiction for SUFLARE ÎN VÂNT |
 Spain: LA BIOGRAFÍA by Howard Sounes front |
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 Spain: CANCIONES Ediciones Espiral |
.jpg) Spain: PETANDO NAS PORTAS DE DYLAN (Galician book) |
 Spain: ANOS DE JUVENTUD by Paul Williams Ediciones Robinbook front (with Jim Morrison on back) |
 Spain: Ediciones Malpaso "The Nobel thing bothers me, but Malpaso releasing three of my books makes me crazy happy" |
 Spain, same, back |
 Spain, same (Catalan language) |
 Turkey: HAYIRSIZ PEYGAMBER, Paris Yayinlari 2020 (Wicked Messenger) |
 Spain: BOB DYLAN, by Manuel López Poy |
 France: THREE SONGS, THREE SINGERS, THREE NATIONS, By Greil Marcus (2018) |
 Spain, SLOW TRAIN COMING by Luis Lapuente and Ana Aréjula #1 |
 Spain, SLOW TRAIN COMING by Luis Lapuente and Ana Aréjula #2 |
 France, THE BAND, by Bertrand Bouard |
ALBUMS: top of page
 France (2005): Sony Musique for CHRONICLES exclusive CD front |
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 MODERN TIMES (2006) front |
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 back #2 |
 MODERN TIMES (2006) variant |
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 I'M NOT THERE (2007) original soundtrack front |
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 TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE (2009) front |
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 TROUBLE NO MORE, Germany (2017) front |
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MORE BLOOD MORE TRACKS, Sony Germany (2018) front |
 same, back |
 FRAGMENTS, Sony Germany (2022) front |
 same, back |
SPECIAL EVENTS: top of page
 The Bridge School 18th Annual Concerts (2004) front |
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 Live Nation.com, 2007 concert |
 Germany, 1997 Tribute Concert. front |
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 Châtillon, Italy, 18 June 2008 concert |
 Netherlands 15-25 March 2006 book week. (info Ger Hemel) |
.jpg) Spain, 2012: Catalunia. This bookmark was created for the concert of Gerard Quintana's group "Els Miralls de Dylan" at the Ateneu Barcelonès, 29 June 2012. (info Xavier Cunillera) |
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 Netherlands, 2014 |
 Denmark, Dissing & Las Synger Dylan, 5 October 2017 |
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 The Brazil Series (2010), Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark front |
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 back #2 |
 2008, Paris, 'Le Personnage Impossible, exhibition at the Jeu de Paume |
SHOPS: top of page
 ROLLING TOMES #1 |
 #2 |
 #3 |
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Japan: Book Union (a chain of stores) offered you this 'gift' item when you bought something in their book shop in Autumn 2012. It is a 13,5 cm x 4,5 cm Bob Dylan bookmark, made from glossy thick card. The two pics are: RECORD COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE, issue October 2012 and CD TEMPEST, Japanese limited edition (Sony SICP 3663). The bookmark was released separate from the TEMPEST CD. |
Below: Netherlands, 2016. LIBRIS is a collaboration between several independent bookstores in Netherlands.
During 2016's gift season from mid November to late December customers - also online - got a free special gift with every purchase. To celebrate Dylan's Nobel Prize wining, it was a small bag with a Dylan quote from Lay Lady Lay: 'Whatever colors you have in your mind, I'll show them to you and you see them shine'.
The associated bookstores could draw attention to this action with a special bookmark, and individual stores could have their own name and address printed on it: there must be a lot of different ones existing.
Thank you to Hans Bosch for the images and explanations
 Netherlands, Libris, front |
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 Netherlands, Libris, back |
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 Netherlands, Libris, alternate back (with name and address of a bookshop) |
OTHER BOOKMARKS: top of page
 Hibbing Public Library front |
 back |
 France, TELERAMA magazine |
 Netherlands, LUST FOR LIFE magazine |
Below: quotations, Italy 2015 (front and back):
Below: Set of Dylan quotes bookmarks, as decribed by the seller (Azeeda): "A charming set of three laser engraved bookmarks. The bookmarks are 191mm high by 45mm wide and come in a set of three. They are 1.5mm thick and are made out of a high quality birch plywood from sustainable sources.
Each of the bookmarks has a slightly different shaped 'top' for a little variation, although each have a hole to thread through some twine or rope. We recommend using Dette's 2mm Satin Rope; this is available in a range of beautiful colours.
Each bookmark is laser engraved and cut and so may have a delightful 'smoky wood' aroma on receipt - unfortunately, this will fade fairly quickly. You may choose to give the bookmarks a very light sanding / buffing to remove any signs of the laser engraving method but many people leave them untouched for that authentic look."
 quote #1: "Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be" |
 quote #2: "I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it acccepts me" |
 quote #3: "He not being born is busy dying" |
 quote #4: "You need something to open up a new door, to show you something you seen before but overlooked a hundred times or more" |
 quote #5: "If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them" |
HOME MADE BOOKMARKS: top of page
 Cut off from the book ROCK DREAMS Thank you to Jürgen Wasser |
 Cut off from the book ROCK DREAMS Thank you to Jürgen Wasser |
 Oil pastel and sharpie on doubled cardstock, leather tassel and beads (glass and metal) from craft store, covered with plastic wrap to protect the drawing. (eBay) |
 Blonde On Blonde (probably sacrilegious cut-out of the LP cover!) |
A Baby Stop Crying 7" was sacrified to make this original bookmark. .