Sir Robert Ball. The Story of the Sun. London: Cassell and Co., 1910 — Source.
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The Art of Book Design: The Story of the Sun
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Sir Robert Ball. The Story of the Sun. London: Cassell and Co., 1910 — Source.
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Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), ill; Lang, Andrew, edt; 1898, London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans Green and Co.
The Arabian Nights’ is a popular set of stories that’s been published many times over the last 100 years or so. This cover from the late 1800’s is one of my favourite editions.
Henry. E. Roscoe. Spectrum Analysis. London: MacMillan and Co, 1869 — Source.
Charles Perrault (1628-1703), auteur ; Félix Lorioux (1872-1964), illustrateur, Paris, Ed. Hachette, 1919.
A delightful telling of the Red Riding Hood Story with artwork by Felix Lorioux, one of France’s best-loved artists. I’ve included a few interior plates below the fold. [Read more…]
Felix Schloemp. Das unheimliche Buch. Munich: Georg Mueller, 1914
It’s all a bit strange, but I like it.
Joan He. Descendant of the Crane. Albert Whitman and Co. 2019
This isn’t the type of art that I’m usually drawn to, but I love just about everything in this design.
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Andrew Lang. The Animal Storybook. New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. 1904
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John Lord Peck. Dress and Care of the Feet. New York: Fowler & Wells, 1871 — Source.
The complete title is actually:
Dress and care of the feet : showing their natural perfect shape and construction; their present deformed condition; and how flat-foot, distorted toes, and other defects are to be prevented or corrected : with directions for dressing them elegantly yet comfortably; and hints upon various matters relating to the general subject
Margaret Peterson Haddix. The Summer pf Broken Things. Simon and Schuster Books for Young readers, 2018.
I felt the need for something bright today and what could be better than an exploding flower.
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Clifton Johnson. Among English Hedgerows. New York, Macmillan Co.; London, Macmillan and Co., 1912 — Source.
Antal Radó. Költők Albuma. Budapest: Robert Lampel, 1904 — Source.
By Dawn Rae Downton. Skyhorse Publishing, 2009
Sometimes a good title and a cute little skeleton are all you really need.
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