Thursday, 25 January 2018

"How To Live 100 Years" - Artist unknown (published by J. Robinson & Sons, Bradford, Yorkshire)

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Great cover and a great title! Couldn't resist buying this the other day. Published by a firm of herbalists a very long time ago, i...
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Tuesday, 23 January 2018

A late Happy New Year (drawing by Harris)

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Wednesday, 13 December 2017

"Andersen's Fairy Tales" Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations By Helen Stratton (Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow 1935) - Part 2

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The striking illustrations by British artist Helen Stratton (1867-1961). Was very lucky to have found this book recently, even though...
Friday, 8 December 2017

"Andersen's Fairy Tales" Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations By Helen Stratton (Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow 1935) - Part 1

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Friday, 24 November 2017

"Patsy From The Wilds" By May Wynne, Illustrated By Gordon Browne (Published by Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, London 1931) Part 2

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This is a genuine 1930's adventure novel - very bulky too, but only because the pages are so thick! Beautifully drawn, delicate ...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

"Patsy From The Wilds" By May Wynne, Illustrated By Gordon Browne (Published by Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, London 1931)

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Gordon Frederick Browne (1858 - 1932),  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Browne
Friday, 10 November 2017

"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek (published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd and C.A. Publications, Ltd, London 1951) Part 3

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  The original Noddy pictures by Dutch illustrator Harmsen van der Beek (1897 - 1953) - this was the third in the series. Many illustra...