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The Fakenham Ghost
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The Fakenham Ghost: A True Tale Taken from [Robert] Bloomfield’s admired Rural Poems Published by W. Darton, 58 Holborn Hill, [London], [1813] On one of the blank pages between the text I found the name and date of birth of a presumed previous owner: And some of her scribbles:
Jane and Eliza
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Many years ago, visiting the Rare Books Collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., I came upon this chapbook for children. I immediately fell in love with it and its crude, fascinating woodcuts. I knew I wanted to own my copy, but how can you find another copy of a flimsy little children’s…
Nursery Rhymes
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Nursery Rhymes [Early 19th century]
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
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The History of Giles Gingerbread: A Little Boy who lived upon learning. By Tom Trip. Decorated with Cuts. York: Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.
Interview with The Illustration Dept.
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Here’s my interview with Giuseppe Castellano at The Illustration Department, in which we chat about children’s books, Bosch, Giotto, Maurice Sendak, comic strips, Lane Smith, Alessandro Sanna, etc.