Sunday, 29 August 2010

1950's Thriller/Action Book Jackets

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Great book jackets from all those decades ago. I can't resist buying them even though I never read the stories! The artists are never cr...
Friday, 27 August 2010

"Spook" Jane Little, illustrated by Suzanne Kesteloo Larsen (published by Scholastic Book Services 1965)

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This one is from the days when witches were really scary - not cute! Lovely pen & ink work. No information on the illustrator though...
Wednesday, 25 August 2010

"Sending Secrets", Audrey Coppard, designed by Alison Prince, illustrations by Jane Hickson (published by William Heinenman Ltd, London 1972)

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Check out these cheerful, post-psychedelic pictures from the early seventies. Such a lot of work by the illustrator. Lovely patterns and sha...
Wednesday, 18 August 2010

"Engish Folk Heroes", Christina Hope, published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1948 (original wooduts by Eric King)

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Couldn't find any information on Eric King but these woodcuts are so beautiful. They remind me of Samuel Palmer's engravings in the ...
Monday, 16 August 2010

"Blood, Sweat & Tears" by Benjamin Gudel (published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2005)

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This is not an old book. I discovered it while on holiday and I just had to have it. I was not familiar with Gudel's work and I haven...
Monday, 9 August 2010

"Spain For You",Text, drawings and design by Maximo (Published by Subsecretaria De Turismo, Madrid 1960's) - part 2

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Just a few more from this fantastic sixties' Spanish Tourist Guide. I've been too busy for the past two months (mainly working on my...
Tuesday, 6 July 2010

"Spain For You",Text, drawings and design by Maximo (Published by Subsecretaria De Turismo, Madrid 1960's)

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This book is full of these funny illustrations and what an ingenious way to introduce and advertise your country's tourist destinations!...