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They Called Me Leni
Illustrations by Eva Bednářová for 'Rikali Mi Leni' by Zdeňka Bezděková (Prague, 1967) First published in 1948 (revised 1959), Bezděková's Rikali Mi Leni was translated into many languages and seems to...
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W. A. Dwiggins
Images from William Addison Dwiggins: Stencilled Ornament and Illustration by Dorothy Abbe and Bruce Kennett, published by Princeton Architectural Press (2015)Title page border for The Time Machine,...
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Jen Ray’s Deep Cuts
Jen Ray, an artist I featured on But Does it Float in 2012, has her first solo show in New York opening this week: JEN RAY: DEEP CUTS OCTOBER 8 - NOVEMBER 7, 2015 OPENING: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 6:00PM -...
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Vaka Valo’s Dream Diary 2
Vaka Valo, Dream Diary No. 56, 2016 Vaka Valo got in touch recently with some fabulous additions to the "Dream Diary" series. I featured early works from this ongoing series in 2012. This time, I asked...
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Mexican Folkways
Three illustrations by Carlos Mérida from A Treasury of Mexican Folkways (1947)Carlos Merida, 1947, "Dance of the Pascolas - Michoacán" Previous posts on this artist: Carnival in Mexico, Dances of...
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50 Ways to Support 50 Watts
Adrian from Rinzen made this thumbnail for me (about 5 years ago) and the fact that I will not come up with "50 Ways" will not stop me from using it. 50 Watts and A Journey Round My Skull are not...
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Design for Death
Design for Death, 1967 book cover by the author/illustrator Barbara Jones. In case you missed my 100 other announcements, I’m now posting books for sale: read about 50watts Books here & follow on...
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Image Dive 2
Japanese children's book cover found in the NDLibrary. "Katakana Otogi Banashi," 1925 Here's my first real post in a long time. I'm glad to be back. This old-school image dive pretends that Instagram,...
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Sidrolz in the Rain
Eighteen works by Ben Zoeller from Louisville, Kentucky, c. 2016-2018 Find him on tumblr and instagramArtwork for Meng Qi's “Sidrolz” cassette on Obsolete StaircasesArtwork for WET's “Apollo’s Rodeo”...
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Harue Koga
[Show your support for 50 Watts here.] Illustrations and paintings by Harue Koga (1895–1933)Harue Koga for Kodomo no Kuni Bio from the Hiroshima Museum of Art: Born in Kurume City in Fukuoka...
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Vaka Valo’s Dream Diary 3
[Show your support for 50 Watts here.]Vaka Valo, from the Dream Diary series, 2018 Vaka Valo has just unleashed new works in his "Dream Diary" series, and for the first time he is making prints...
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Kawakami Shiro
Illustrations by Kawakami Shiro ( 川上四郎 絵) for the legendary illustrated magazine Kodomo no kuni ("Children's Land"), c1920s and 30s. "Together with Takeo Takei and Shigeru Hatsuyama, Kawakami is...
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Anno1900
Dutch Art Nouveau & Art Deco book design (and ephemera) from the collection of Sipke van de Peppel and his sites anno1900.nl and DutchBookDesign.com. Sipke also puts together annual planners full...
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50 Watts Books Coming Soon
50 Watts Books will launch in 2021: we'll publish unusual books and art, and sell strange books -- old and new (with a website and all). For now, please check out @50wattsBooks on Instagram.
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Charles and Palon
Gaston Maréchaux (1872 - c.1936), details from Les aventures de Charles la grenouille et du nain Palon (2 volumes). I’ve been enjoying the antics of this frog (Charles) and his buddy Palon (found in...
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Floris Jespers
Illustrations from 1923 by Floris Jespers Description from Ursus Books: JESPERS, Floris. Kinderlust. 12 verses by Jan Peeters, each illustrated by a linoleum block colour print by Floris Jespers....
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Alpenblumenmärchen
Some blown-up details from Ernst Kreidolf's illustrations for Alpenblumenmärchen (Switzerland, c. 1922). Previously: The Dream Garden See the full "Kinderbuch series" of German, Austrian, and Swiss...
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Deco Japan 1917
A lovely and rare 1917 portfolio for sale -- out of my range! -- by the Boston Book Company. I don't see any information about this designer. NAKAGAWA Yoshinaga, designer. NAKAGAWA ZUANSHÛ. Nagoya,...
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Awakening
From the "Awakening" series of mezzotints by Kazuhisa Honda (born 1948), circa 1981.
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Frottage Frame
Blown-up details from Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbre by the mighty Max, 1944 (Cleveland Museum of Art) Previously: Decalcomanias of Shuzo Takiguchi
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