Illustration from: Ross, A voyage of discovery and research in the southern and Antarctic regions during the years 1839–43.
#oldbooks

All Fours. From the dictionary of daily wants circa 1858. #book #illustration

#book #illustration #BB

Show and Tell with Minister Asagwara

Art books just in!

#edwardgorey #vintagebook

Hulme, Familiar Wild Flowers. Five volumes, each with 40 colour plates. 🌷
#oldbooks

Thornton, Elements of Botany. 1812.
#oldbooks #botanical #illustration

Hnizdovsky Woodcuts 1944-1975
#woodcuts

A nice morning’s work: compare and evaluate several shelves of c16-c19 Bibles. #oldbooks #booksellerlife

Ernest Thompson Seton
#naturalist #illustrator #canadian #boyscout

1843 #bison #engraving #bookillustration

#mdnf #canadian #artbook

#angora #rabbit #oldbook #illustration

Nansen, In Northern Mists.
#oldbooks #antiquarianbooks #polarexploration

“Heathen Mythology”, Illustrated.
#illustratedbooks #mythology #antiquarianbooks

This just in. #illustratedbooks #gustavedoré

Amusing appraisal view

The typical teen spends more time on their phone each day than they spend reading over an entire month. Why are so many parents so concerned about allegedly harmful books instead of the media that children actually consume? thewalrus.ca/book-banning/

How much time do you have? What are you buying? There’s a very active FB page called “Made in Canada - Canadian Products” (1.2 mill members) : search for recos, from cloud storage to mattresses to hand soap. If you have < 10 things worth <$800, send them to me and I will consolidate the shipment.

#felicienrops #art #illustration

#food #feedcleanse #oldbooks

Dame Wiggins of Lee
#oldbooks #cats

Insects!

Attwell ❤️

Reptiles and birds, in a prize binding. #antiquarianbooks

LM Montgomery haul!

Description sent via email. :)

I got distracted by the loveliness and haven’t finished the listing - I’ll finish it up and send it along via email next week! :)