Do judge a book by its cover
the joys of patterns on book covers
Vintage Book
The art of children’s storybooks and !vinyl records, 1960s -1980s —
wonderful selection of children’s storybooks and vinyl records from The Vintage Toy Advertiser.
Where no one had gone before..
Celebrating the moonlanding – stamps, Star Trek and music, too!
Heissa Walpurgisnacht
Tonight’s the night…. when witches assemble and revel on the Brocken (the highest of the Harz Mountains in north central …
An Easter Find
I hope you enjoy this recent ‘find’ as much as I do: it’s a tiny (4x6cm) handmade booklet featuring a …
under de/construction..
I guess it has become obvious that I like miniatures of various kinds. Here is a selection of ‘model-sheets’ and …
There’s always Paris
Having written about ‘Love’ in the last 2 posts, Paris came to mind – or rather, my romantic notion of …
Winterreise 2
Teddy Edward was one of the most travelled teddy bears in the world. There were 19 books and even a …
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, …
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 …
