Inspiring Older Readers
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The Wood Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton posted on 09 Dec 2015
Is there anything better than discovering a writer or artist that you had previously never come across.........
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100 Years of Sheaffer posted on 29 Nov 2015
Let me start with an apology. This book is essentially a very beautiful and sumptuous piece of advertising.
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A Love Supreme : The Creation of John Coltrane’s Classic Album by Ashley Kahn posted on 21 Nov 2015
It’s great when two things you really love – in this case books and music...
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Jane Eyre & Wuthering Heights posted on 08 Nov 2015
These two volumes were published in 1945 by the New York publisher, Random House.
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New and Used posted on 01 Nov 2015
I just love eccentric books like this one.
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Punk! An A - Z posted on 25 Oct 2015
In many ways this is an odd choice to make as an entry in this beautiful book section.
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Faust by Goethe : illustrated by Willy Pogany posted on 22 Oct 2015
This edition of Goethe's Faust, which has been translated by Abraham Hayward, is not particularly interesting in terms of the text.....
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam posted on 06 Oct 2015
There are literally hundreds of editions of The Rubaiyat but this one, published by Siegle, Hill & Co is my favourite.
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John Martin Apocalypse Now! posted on 29 Sep 2015
Back in 2011 whilst on a visit to Newcastle Upon Tyne, I had an afternoon to kill taking in the sites of the city....
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Gonzo : The Art posted on 20 Sep 2015
I can't remember exactly when I first encountered a Ralph Steadman drawing but I do remember exactly what I thought : wow!