The Art of Book Design: The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

Andrew Lang. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts. London; New York; Bombay,: Longmans; Green, 1897.

The Art of Book Design: The Romance of Insect Life

The Romance of Insect Life, by Edmund Selous, with B&W illustrations by Lancelot Speed and Carton Moore-Park throughout. Natural history stories from the insect world, published by Seeley & Co, London, 1907

I’m confused by the bird on the cover. Is it a gift of love or an object of love?

via: The Reader’s Desire

The Art of Book Design: Die Milchstrasse

Max Wolf. Die Milchstrasse. Leipzig : Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1908 — Source.

I love the simplicity of just a few stars on textured cloth to portray the milky way.

via: The Public Domain Review

Mystery Flowers

These pretty flowers were sent in by Avalus, who isn’t sure what type of plant this is. I don’t know either, but the flowers are certainly beautiful and I’m hoping that one of you can help us identify it.

The Art of Book Design: Trees Every Child Should Know

Julia E. Rogers. Trees Every Child Should Know. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1909.

The trees look like they’re dancing.

via: The Internet Archive

The Art of Book Design: The Rules for Radicals

Our book today comes from Marcus and I love the bright, quirky colours and design so typical of the 70’s.

Despite its age, this book is still relevant and contains Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals which all political activists should be familiar with. Alinsky believed in working within the system and his philosophy was essentially one of non-violence. This book contains one of my favourite quotes:

“People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.” Saul Alinsky, via: Open Culture

Sunsets

This morning we have some gorgeous photos sent in by Springa73 to help us start the week off with lots of rich, glorious colour.

I get some nice post-sunset color sometimes and thought people might enjoy a few photos. Sorry about the utility lines going through the photos, but I can’t really get a good view from my yard without them in the way!