Thursday, 31 December 2009

History of the Countryside by Margaret & Alexander Potter, published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1940s?

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Don't know which of the two authors is the illustrator but I suspect they both had a go. Very interesting work - somewhat naive but char...
Sunday, 27 December 2009

Christmas Books by Charles Dickens (published by Chapman & Hall Ltd, London, no date)

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"The Haunted Man" "The Battle Of Life" "The Cricket On The Hearth" "The Chimes" "The Chime...
Wednesday, 23 December 2009

The Golf Book(1932) Illustrated by Frank Reynolds

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Unfortunately I haven't got the whole book - just a page from it which came framed as artwork(!) A well-known 20th Century British illu...
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Sunday, 20 December 2009

The Prince Of The House Of David, published by George Routledge and Sons, London (date and illustrator unknown)

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Even though I'm not a great fan of religious imagery these etchings are so well crafted and elegant. No mention of the artist in the bo...
Thursday, 17 December 2009

"Arabella Of The Merry-Go-Round" by Lois Maloy, published by Charles Scribner's Sons 1935

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Very unusual illustrations by Lois Maloy in this book. The style is art deco of the 1930's of course but there are some wonderful qualit...
Saturday, 12 December 2009

Drinks Ads

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More drinks ads to bring us into the Christmas spirit. This one's from 1948. And these from the (early) sixties.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Story Land (published by Paul Hamlyn, London 1960)

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This book is a compilation of children's stories by various authors and illustrators, some dating back a couple of decades prior to this...