See more of Langston Hughes delightful book, deftly illustrated by Cliff Roberts at We Too Were Children, Mr. Barrie. |
For the budding geologist, from Calsidyrose's Flickrstream. |
A 1957 first from Vintage Nelly's Etsy bookshelf. Don't they realize they are on the cover of the first ever book they are reading? |
A 1951 gem from Brain Pickings, where you can see more of Jeanne Bendick's lovely illustrations. |
See more of Mark Hearld's remarkable illustrations at St. Jude's Prints. There are words in it too. |
Another first from Calsidyrose, and naturally, with the great title. A revised 1956 edition. |
I'm not sure this is the first book I would want to remember reading, but what great illustrations. Via Steph's Flickrstream. |
From Farm to Book via liz and jay books n' more. |
The first, though maybe not the last conchologists book. First published in 1839 originally under Edgar Allan Poe's name, although he never claimed he was the author. He was more likely the editor or compiler and translator of the work, and also wrote the preface and the introduction. Natural history books were very popular reading in the 19th century, and I guess conchology was no exception. |
Another Jeanne Bendick illustrated book with astronaut space walkers on the cover. What could they possibly be spraying in space? Maria Popova at Brain Pickings reports that Bendick authored and illustrated over 100 mid-century children's science and technology books. Read and learn more about this wonderful 1953 book at Brain Pickings. The illustrations are out of this world. |
These are some awesome finds!
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