Haul from Antiquarian Book Fair
Jul. 1st, 2007 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catherineldf"A Guide to the Printed Works of Jessie M. King" by Colin White. Came with a lovely CD of her artwork. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, Jessie King was a very famous illustrator and book designer who worked from the late 19th through the early part of the 20th century. She did gorgeous, gorgeous things.
"Charmian, Lady Vibart" by Jeffrey Farnol. Where to begin? Farnol wrote everything from swashbucklers to historical romances to early fantasy. For the time period (early 20th), his stories featured pretty strong women, fairly sensitive guys and generally rollicking adventures. I read this one in about 3 hours last night and enjoyed every minute of it.
"Frankly, George or Letters to a Publisher from an Author Whose First Book is About to Appear" by Charles W. Morton. Screamingly funny. Author makes completely unreasonable and unrealistic requests and is generally an editor's worst nightmare, all to publicize a book called "How to Protect Yourself Against Women, and Other Vicissitudes."
"A Fairy Garland, Being Fairy Tales from the Old French," illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Not like his usual airy style - lots of crisp lines and primary colors. The stories are pretty traditional but include a few I haven't read yet.
And from book shopping a few months back in Asheville, just because it's cool, "Sylvia Pankhurst: Artist and Crusader" by Richard Pankhurst. A bio of the famous suffragist, including her painting career that she put on hold for the cause, then returned to after women got the vote. Written by her son. Should be an interesting read.
"Charmian, Lady Vibart" by Jeffrey Farnol. Where to begin? Farnol wrote everything from swashbucklers to historical romances to early fantasy. For the time period (early 20th), his stories featured pretty strong women, fairly sensitive guys and generally rollicking adventures. I read this one in about 3 hours last night and enjoyed every minute of it.
"Frankly, George or Letters to a Publisher from an Author Whose First Book is About to Appear" by Charles W. Morton. Screamingly funny. Author makes completely unreasonable and unrealistic requests and is generally an editor's worst nightmare, all to publicize a book called "How to Protect Yourself Against Women, and Other Vicissitudes."
"A Fairy Garland, Being Fairy Tales from the Old French," illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Not like his usual airy style - lots of crisp lines and primary colors. The stories are pretty traditional but include a few I haven't read yet.
And from book shopping a few months back in Asheville, just because it's cool, "Sylvia Pankhurst: Artist and Crusader" by Richard Pankhurst. A bio of the famous suffragist, including her painting career that she put on hold for the cause, then returned to after women got the vote. Written by her son. Should be an interesting read.