Books: Nice Backs
Backs of books can be great. I know this photo I took today in a secondhand bookshop/thrift store/antique store is a bit out of focus but I still wanted to show it to you. It is a Swedish encyclopedia of animals called Djurens värld ("The World of Animals") and it was printed in 1963 or -64 if I remember correctly. Sadly I couldn't find out who designed it, but it would make anyone's library look nicer.
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Update: I went back and took a few more photos, put them together:
click for larger image
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Art: Schnackenberg
Painting by the German artist Walter Schnackenberg (1880 - 1961)
More information about and images by this forgotten German artist at A Journey Round My Skull
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Vintage Photos: Jack's Saloon
"Jack's Saloon", 1940's from Vintage Photo. Anyone have any information about this photo? Update: I guess this might be relevant.
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Blog: Quad Royal
Tom Eckersley illustrates lithographic colour printing
A great Eckersley nicked from a great new place called Quad Royal - a blog about (mainly British) posters and graphics (from the 40s, 50s and sometimes 60s).
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Art: Tim Lahan
Chillin' by Tim LahanMeathaus: Tim Lahan Art
"His art/design studio is Trademark Trademark and his Flickr collection is here."
Check it out!
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Book Covers: Olle Eksell
Swedish edition of the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Cover by Olle Eksell, 1952A few new additions to my Olle Eksell set on Flickr...
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Earlier posts on Olle Eksell
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Magazine Covers: Bandy
Swedish magazine Rekord from 1957"A "bandy briefcase" is the classic accessory for spectating - it is typically made of brown leather, well worn and contain a warm drink in a thermos and/or a bottle of liquor. Bandy is most often played at outdoor arenas during winter time, so the need for spectators to carry flask or thermoses of 'warming' liquid is a natural effect."
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MrJ knows everything worth knowing about bandy, it isn't much and he only knows it in Swedish.
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Ephemera: Golden Helmet
Agence eureka: Etiquettes d'allumettes (divers pays)
Pillpat's uploaded collection of match box lables so far: Allumettes mix.
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Book Covers: Robert Houdin
"Les 400 coups. Le Seuil. 1952. Alain Sergent." (back cover)
Deadlicious: Le roi des prestidigitateurs - Robert Houdin
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Book Illustrations: The Raven
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Illustration to E A Poe's "The Raven" done by Édouard Manet 1875.
More ravens and other black birdies at Animalarium.
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