April 4, 2009

Ulisse Aldrovandi on Monster Brains

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April 3, 2009

Max Ernst Certified Organic

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April 1, 2009

Suction the Epicurean, Quid the Cynic, and Sipsop the Pythagorean

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Seven Convolutions

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March 29, 2009

Forty-five thousand dollar leftovers

Takei Takeo, Gokuhitei tambo, cello-slide, 1958, 1961
Takei Takeo, Gokuhitei tambo, cello-slide, 1958, 1961
The 45,000 dollars in the title refers to the asking price for a "collection of 138 twentieth-century artist's books by the Japanese author/artist TAKEI Takeo (1894-1982)." If you were wondering what to get me for my birthday... [link for many more images]

The rest of these leftovers -- from children's books all over the world -- come from the International Children's Digital Library -- a site which basically took over my life for a week or so. I feel like the Otto Korsterling images are from another site, but I didn't properly keep track of the location. I think the finger puppets come from the previously-covered Fledgling. I cut and pasted some of the images together.

See also: Iranian Kid's Books and Serbian Sesame Street.


Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962 2
Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962

Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962
Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962

Takei Takeo, Nana-e to ya-e, 1960
Takei Takeo, Nana-e to ya-e, 1960

Takei Takeo, KANARIYA ABC, 1959
Takei Takeo, KANARIYA ABC, 1959

Takei Takeo, Fu'shin to raijin, 1982
Takei Takeo, Fu'shin to raijin, 1982

Takei Takeo, SEKAI KAKUMEI, Hand-carved woodcut, clamshell box, 1970
Takei Takeo, SEKAI KAKUMEI, Hand-carved woodcut, clamshell box, 1970

Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 Israel 9
Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964

Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 Israel 10
Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 (endpapers)

Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 Israel 3
Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964

Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 Israel 7
Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964

Yoji Nishiki, sincerity of a white dove, back cover
Yoji Nishiki, sincerity of a white dove, back cover

Sandra Torrijos, illus for The song of Pulaw, E.B. Maranan (Philippines)
Sandra Torrijos, illus for The song of Pulaw, E.B. Maranan (Philippines)

Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896 4
Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896

Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896 2
Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896

Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896 1
Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896

Eugen Osswald, animal's ball
Eugen Osswald, animal's ball

Eugen Osswald, animal's ball 2
Eugen Osswald, animal's ball

Fairyland, Japan 1949
Fairyland, Japan 1949

Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales
Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales

Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales 2
Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales

Adolf Zábranský, 1973, zlate slunce bily den
Adolf Zábranský, 1973, zlate slunce bily den

A monk and a carpenter, 1973 Mongolia 2
A monk and a carpenter, 1973 Mongolia

A monk and a carpenter, 1973 mongolia
A monk and a carpenter, 1973 Mongolia

Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia 1
Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)

Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia 2
Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)

Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia 3
Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)