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Gold Pollen
Selections from Gold Pollen and Other Stories by Seiichi Hayashi (1968–72), edited and translated by Ryan Holmberg (Picturebox, 2013) Seiichi Hayashi, from "Gold Pollen" (1971) From the...
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Origins of the Portuguese Paper Fetish 3
Twenty-eight vintage book covers from Portugal. From the collection of Jorge Silva.ca. 1960s, design by João da Câmara Leme This third installment of Portuguese book covers pulls from...
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Alexeieff’s Tolstoy
Illustrations by Alexander Alexeieff for Tolstoy's 'Stories and Legends' (Pantheon, c. 1946)frontispiece From wikipedia:Alexandre Alexeieff (1901–1982) was a Russian-born artist, filmmaker and...
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Rubino in Black and White
22 illustrations by Antonio Rubino, ca. 1910–1914 Antonio Rubino, illus. for Tesoro Dorato (Golden Treasure) by H. C. Andersen (1911) The first eight images in this post come from the database Indire:...
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Atelier, Russia’s First Fashion Magazine
Pages from the only issue of the Russian fashion magazine Atelier (1923) All Scans via livejournal user lobgott. From Inna Fedorova's article "1920s Soviet fashion: Leather jackets and geometric...
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Walter Schnackenberg 5
Another harvest of images from one of my favorite artists, Walter Schnackenberg (1880–1961). I'm starting to wonder if a proper book overview of his work will even be published in my lifetime. I...
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30 Vintage Movie Posters from Japan
Kiyoshi Awazu, poster for Double Suicide, 1969 (Awazu on 50 Watts)Medea (1971)Kurosawa's own artwork for Dodes'ka-den (Clickety Clack), 1970Kurosawa's own artwork for Dodes'ka-den (Clickety Clack),...
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Journey to the West
Illustrations by Niō Mizushima for a Japanese edition of 'Journey to the West' (c. 1950) From wikipedia:Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty and...
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Illustrated Sheet Music Covers by Einar Nerman
Sweden, circa 1912–1932. From the Images Musicales collection (also see their new blog). Einar Nerman, from the Images Musicales collection En gyllene medelväg, 1919 Einar Nerman, from the Images...
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John Alcorn, Evolution by Design
Designs and illustrations by John Alcorn from the new book published by Moleskine: John Alcorn: Evolution by Design John Alcorn, cover for The Military Philosophers, 1968 art director: Sheridan Germann...
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Endre Nemes
Paintings by Endre Nemes (1909–1985) In March Aeron Alfrey kindly sent me a link to a giant auction of Nemes's work. It took me a while to wrangle a post — I've featured 27 of the 407 lots. Endre Nemes...
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Samplerman
Samplerman comics by Yvang Thank you to kuš! komiksi who included Samplerman in their anthology Sweet Romance. .shrink11 img { width: 650px; height: auto; }Samplerman comic by YvangSamplerman comic by...
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A Winter Sports Alphabet
Pictures by Joyce Dennys, verses by "Evoe" (E. V. Knox) (The Bodley Head, 1926) From the collection of Alfonso Melendez I look forward to reading and collecting books by the British author and...
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Blues Build the Temple
From the print series Blues Build the Temple by Trevor Naud "Twenty-One Prints on 285-Gram Watercolor Paper / Foil-Stamped, Letterpressed Sleeve" (quite a stunning object) Previously: MapmakerFrom the...
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Okamoto Kiichi
Illustrations by Okamoto Kiichi for the legendary illustrated magazine Kodomo no kuni ("Children's Land"), 1922–30 Bio of Okamoto Kiichi (1888–1930) by the Saru Gallery:Okamoto Kiichi studied together...
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I Hear a Nuevo Mundo
25 illustrated covers for the Spanish magazine Nuevo Mundo, circa 1919–30 1924, illus. Romà Bonet aka BON These scans come from the sprawling Hemeroteca Digital database of the National Library of...
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Ex Libris Mr. Reaper (13)
Bookplates from the collection of Richard SicaWindel, Ex Libris Dr Harmathsigned HG 1921AlbessartJens LambrechtDan Burne JonesGiegerHristo KernK AntioukhinHirsto NaidenovJame Groleau etchingJame...
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White Birch on Fire-Crackle Mountain
Covers and illustrations by Kishida Ryūsei, c. 1917–22 Cover by Kishida Ryūsei for Shirakaba, 1918 These scans are courtesy of Jimoto and his always-inspiring site Dassaishooku. You can read about...
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Manuel Bujados
Illustrations by Manuel Bujados, ca. 1915–1930 La Esfera, May 1930 Painter and illustrator Manuel Bujados (1889–1954) was born in Viveiro in Galicia, Spain. From about 1914 to 1934, he lived the...
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Shapereader and Ilan Manouach
A guest post by Bill Kartalopoulos Shapereader is a new system of comics for the blind and visually impaired, developed by the multifarious experimental comics artist Ilan Manouach. Born in Athens,...
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