Here at World of Rare Books we are lucky to have items and titles ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, from books on obscure subjects to wonderfully weird pieces of ephemera. Take, for example, the 1862 Catalogue of Sanitary Earthenware Appliances by J. Dimmock & Co Sanitary Potters. Peruse at your leisure all 72 […]
Tag: vintage children’s books
The history of the Folio Society
Since 1947 The Folio Society have been celebrating books as aesthetic objects as well as being the medium of great writing. They publish thoughtfully crafted illustrated editions of the world’s most exceptional literature and believe that great books deserve to be displayed in a way worthy of their contents. Great for collecting and gifting, Folio […]
Author Focus | Lewis Carroll
by Rebecca Reed, CRM Executive He gave us the children’s classics “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking Glass” (1871) which have created various adaptations from films to comic books. He suffered from a stammer throughout his childhood and found that when he spoke to children, he was vocally fluent.In 1855 his exceptional […]