collections

a set of 2 books presented as a collection.

anna karenina by leo tolstoy with an introduction by james t. farrell
living library edition, 1946, the world publishing co.
translated by constance garnett
illustrated by laszlo matulay

nine plays by eugene o'neill, selected by the playwright himself, with an introduction by joseph wood krutch
1932, liveright, inc.

the horse that liked sandwiches

i love aliki's early illustrations...and a horse named mario? can you get any better than that?!

the horse that liked sandwiches by vivian l. thompson
see and read, 1962, g.p. putnam's sons, new york
illustrated by aliki brandenberg

the big bark

another cute little 'tell-a-tale' book.

the big bark by christine woyke
tell-a-tale book, 1975, western publishing, wisconsin
illustrated by stina nagel

paddington at the circus

take a peek at my previous paddington post.

paddington at the circus by michael bond
first american edition, 1974, random house, new york
illustrated by fred banbery

paddington's garden

i'm fairly certain that paddington is the cutest bear ever. i remember this girl who lived down the street from me growing up...i have nothing nice to say about her so i won't say anything...anyways, she had a paddington bear doll with hat, raincoat, wellies and suitcase. it was my first dealings with serious stuffed animal envy.

i was lucky to find 2 paddington books...they aren't illustrated by peggy fortnum...but i do think the illustrations by fred banberry have the spirit of paddington that is essential and i remember these illustrations most from my childhood. they make me melt. if i could stuff little paddington into my pocket and keep him forever, i would.

paddington's garden by michael bond
first american edition, 1973, random house, new york
illustrated by fred banbery

dolls of japan

this book is wonderful for so many reasons...the pictures are lovely and it also included a kimono pattern, which is good for me since i like to sew things and make dolls as well. this book isn't mainly a guide to make dolls though, it also has some great information on styles of japanese dolls, their costumes and inspirations.

dolls of japan: a guide to the creation and appreciation of japanese dolls in all their colorful splendor by satako ozawa (who also created the dolls pictured)
first edition, 1957, toto shuppan company ltd., tokyo

round up

i have to apologize for my lack of posts of late...the tail end of summer has distracted me. i have lots of new (to me) stuff to share and promise to back with regular posts shortly. until then...a round up!

automatism's buffet always has fabulous literary inclusions...here are some that i've saved...

sarah waters' top 10 victorian novels...and i pretty much agree with her choices.

stephen smith's top 10 subterranean books...seems to me there'd be quite a few that one could add to this list...such as neil gaiman's neverwhere and haruki murakami's hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world (both of which are great books).

jessica duchen's top 10 literary gypsies...i think some non-literal (literally) gypsies could be interesting to ponder too...such as trilby and dracula.

linda buckley-archer's top 10 time travelling stories...some of these are now on my 'to read' list.

also...

61 essential postmodern reads: an annotated list chosen by a grouping of categories, such as, author as character, disrupts or plays with form, includes historical falsehoods and such...there are tons that could have been chosen and so many of them wonderful (albeit not for everyone)...but where is bret easton ellis' presence on this list? american psycho stands out in my mind...i think lists of mundane items is one of the devices of the postmodernist author.

dead poet's society via poetic oneirism...hear poets reading their poems...fabulous!

a lovely french medical book regarding the x-ray...at cori kindred

black*eiffel shares a vintage german copy of the brothers grimm

clever nettle shares a vintage storybook titled campire girls

meet me at mike's shares a favorite book, debbie learns to dance...i love the illustrations by marcel marlier.

the snail and the cyclops shares a box of sun...a wonderful book that captures the real essence of summer.