January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments

I found this Victorian Era copy of Undine by Friedrich de La Motte Fouque in the toss away bin on one of my recent book hunts. This copy, published in 1897, is illustrated by Rosie M. M. Pitman. The cover and binding are water damaged but the pages and pictures are in pretty good shape. [...]
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Tags: · art, book covers, book pages, fables and fairy tales
January 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments

A hat tip and thanks for the reminder to wise and inspiring friends Donna, Karen, Lisa, and Nin. I’ve been re-focusing and that is certainly a helpful mantra. Magic, Art, and Beauty. That’s what it’s all about. Thought about calling this post “Magic, Art, and Booty” (as in the booty from treasure hunting) but that [...]
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Tags: · aria nadii, art, art process, book covers, fables and fairy tales, mixed media, studio photographs

The full story is behind the cut.
Here you go. I typed it as it was. (Hopefully) Note: emblematical, eyeing and under tone ?
The Sagacious Goose
Many persons seem to think that a goose is a bird that has neither wit nor wisdom. They laugh at the poor [...]
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Tags: · book pages, early readers, fables and fairy tales

Two cats, having stolen some cheese, could not agree about dividing their prize. In order, therefore, to settle the dispute, they went to court, to try the case before Mr. Justice Monkey.
His honor readily consented to hear the cause, and producing a balance, put a part of the cheese into each scale.
“Let me [...]
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Tags: · book pages, early readers, fables and fairy tales