Pop-up books – Fairy-tales
Paper-mechanics have been around for centuries but the phrase ‘pop-up book’ was only copyrighted in 1932 (by Blue Ribbon Press, …
Vintage Book
The 1955 Lion Annual doesn’t have any space flight content but still has a nice coverThe 1956 Lion Annual has a nice two page illustrated spread on “Wonders of Outer Space” we will find:
via Lion Annual 1955 and 1956 — Dreams of Space – Books and Ephemera
Spectres
Halloween is coming! If you’d like to see ghosts without any danger attached, here’s the book for you: ‘Spectropia, or …
Autumn: Poetry & Earth Stars
‘Herbsttag’ by Rainer Maria Rilke (1902) is one of Germany’s (and my…) favourite poems – particularly so after this year’s …
Meadow Flowers
I have written about birds and bees, so it seems apt to say something about flowers. Wild or meadow flowers …
Raise an eyebrow
I like reading old city/travel guides, guides that tell you about streets and places that may no longer exist, guides …
Summer in Dollhouse Land
It is Summer – not just in the ‘real’ world… My dolls decided to have a barbecue but they were …
