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A good book ought to have pictures, I
say. What's the use of all those words if not properly illustrated,
annotated, and embellished with images and art? You'll notice how
the wordy book in the adjacent photo doesn't quite hold my interest.
That's because there are no pictures! So here are pictures worthy
of printing. From the finest art to the silliest coffee table collection,
all these gems are lavishly illustrated, you can count on that.
  This
is such a cool book. Why is it cool? Well, in the first place,
because it's a collection of folk tales written by George Sand (did you
know she wrote folk tales?). And in the second place, it has these
wonderful art deco illustrations by Harold W. Hess. Yeah, I've never
heard of them either, but who cares, they're fabulous! Color block
printing, cool shadows and lines, even interesting color choices.
Very 1930. Because it is 1930. They don't even
make paper like this anymore. A very cool book.
Sand, George. Tales of a Grandmother. Translated by Margaret Bloom, Ph.D. Illustrated by Harold W. Hess. J. B. Lippincott, 1930. First edition. Nice old paper, great deco illustrations. 303 pages. Dust jacket has fragments missing from tips and corners as well as small closed tears. Book itself is clean and bright. F/G. a deal at $35  |
  In
tribute to my namesake Wassily Kandinsky, here are four books featuring
his great art. I like the improvisations best.
Barnett, Vivian Endicott. Kandinsky at the Guggenheim.
NY: Abbeville Press, 1983. Many illustrations in both color and black
and white. F/F $48
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12/9/04