Manghanito Kempadoo. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Letters of Thanks. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1969.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Jack and I are both thankful for all of you.
Frederick Saunders. Salad for the Solitary. New York, DeWitt and Davenport, 1856.
via: The Internet Archive
Margaret Vandegrift. Illustrated by E.B. Bensell. The Absent Minded Fairy. Philadelphia, Ketterlinus Printing House, 1884.
The digital scans of this book contain a bit of extra love. Many of the pages have been hand-coloured in crayon to add a flourish to the original drawings, and I find them utterly charming. My favourite is page 19 with the elephant up a tree. The artwork is Victorian in flavour and the story itself is sweet and well told. I’ve included the first page that is without artwork because the opening sentence is delightful and sets the tone for all that follows. You’ll find all of the full-sized plates below the fold. Enjoy.
Harry Price. The Most Haunted House in England: Ten years investigation of Borley Rectory. London, New York, Toronto; Longmans, Green and Co., 1940.
via: The Internet Archive
Carolyn Wells. The Dorrance Domain. Boston, Chicago, W.A. Wells Company, 1905.
Various authors . Illustrated by Ruth M. bishop. The Mermaid’s Message and Other Stories. Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley Company, 1919.
Today’s book is also a Get Well Soon card for Giliell, who I think is into Mermaids.
Margaret Barnes Price. Daddy’s Widow, A Long Island Story. New York, Broadway Publishing, 1916.
From the days before misogyny ended. Oh wait…. that still hasn’t happened yet. Never mind.
Arthur Emerson McFarlane. Illustrations by Thomas Fogarty. Great Bear Island. Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1911.
Ralph Henry Barbour. The Story My Doggie Told to Me. New York, Dodd Mead, 1914.
And so ends Dog Week. If you like the idea of theme weeks let me know because I have a few other ideas. I’m also open to any suggestions you may have so just let me know here in the comments or drop me a line at affinitysubmissions@gmail.com. The address is in the sidebar just below the colourful, percolating skull.
via: The Library of Congress, where you can read the book and see all of the charming illustrations.
Hector the Dog. New York, McLaughlin Bros. 1904
Before Rin Tin Tin, Lassie and The Littlest Hobo there was Hector the Saint Bernard and his friends out there saving lives. Click through if you’d like to see more of the art and as always you can click the photos for full size.
via: The Internet Archive
Frank Pope Humphrey. An American Dog Abroad, and the Foreign Dogs He Met. Boston, Alpha Publishing, 1896.
via: George Smathers Library at the University of Florida Digital Collections (where you can read the book)
Marshall Saunders. Beautiful Joe. Illustrated by J. Nicholson. London, Jerrolds Publishers, 1907.
Beautiful Joe tells his own story and the book is filled with the most charming illustrations.
via: The Internet Archive
Told by Boots, Edited by Rudyard Kipling. Thy Servant a Dog. London, McMillan and Company, 1930. photo via: Abe Books
Told by Boots, Edited by Rudyard Kipling. Thy Servant a Dog. London, McMillan and Company, 1930. (Dust Jacket photo via: Maxinjo@pinterest)
The book is available to read at The Internet Archive