Cover images - No Boys Allowed

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Cover images - No Boys Allowed

12wonderY
sep 5, 2018, 3:04 pm

Okay, let's have some fun with old book covers.

Topic: Girls and Women









22wonderY
sep 6, 2018, 12:33 pm

Not nearly so glamorous



work, work, work



all the way into old age



I'm re-reading this one at the moment

3Sakerfalcon
sep 7, 2018, 4:35 am

>2 2wonderY: That last book has such a wonderful title! I am intrigued ...

4MrsLee
sep 9, 2018, 10:50 am

>3 Sakerfalcon: I just want a doughnut.

5MrsLee
sep 9, 2018, 10:54 am

A quick perusal of the covers under my tag "TBSL" shows me that I am decidedly more drawn to "boys" tales. :) I don't have a lot of my older books cataloged though, or they were put in before I had that tag. So little time, so many details to play with here.

62wonderY
sep 9, 2018, 1:04 pm

>3 Sakerfalcon: I’ll add a description later.

>5 MrsLee: well, let’s start another thread😀

7fuzzi
nov 24, 2018, 12:47 pm

Another one I missed. :(

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to let group members know about a new thread?

82wonderY
maj 8, 2019, 3:36 pm



Has anyone read any E. P. Roe? I have seven of his titles, and probably not read any yet.

92wonderY
maj 9, 2019, 12:08 pm

It's hard to tell just how many books L. Frank Baum actually wrote, what with all the re-makes and abridgements on his author page. But he definitely made a career from the Oz books.
I'm curious whether he operated a writing shop with assistants. I'd argue that it's possible, just from having read several of his books written under the pseudonym Edith van Dyne. I finally abandoned the effort because they were so lacking in good story telling.

102wonderY
Redigerat: aug 1, 2019, 3:13 pm

Acquired this lovely 1882 book today ~

112wonderY
aug 12, 2019, 4:11 pm

This jigsaw puzzle caught my eye yesterday on a display at Half Price Books.



Sorry for the poor quality image - I took it from the publisher's site.

I was tempted to buy the thing, but I noticed multiple repeats within the shelves after studying it. That shouldn't have disqualified it, but it reduced my ardor. The covers are all in perfect condition.

12MissWatson
aug 13, 2019, 4:41 am

>11 2wonderY: Gorgeous books, though!

13fuzzi
aug 27, 2019, 12:48 pm

>11 2wonderY: love it!

142wonderY
sep 3, 2019, 1:16 pm

>11 2wonderY: Yesterday, I noticed a stack of journals with the same image. I bought one. Couldn't resist it. (And got an unexpected 20% discount, too.) It advertises as "Bodleian High Jinks Journal : A wonderful array of 19th Century children's books from Oxford University's Bodleian Library, with an emphasis on plucky schoolgirls." There is one with boys books as well. But I can't show it on this thread.

The Bodleian Library has a Pinterest page, though:

https://www.pinterest.com/literarygifts/the-bodleian-library/

15fuzzi
sep 5, 2019, 12:13 pm

>14 2wonderY: nice page!

162wonderY
okt 22, 2019, 2:19 pm

Dramatic

17fuzzi
okt 22, 2019, 2:33 pm

Lovely gown...

18MissWatson
okt 23, 2019, 4:54 am

Yes, and a very striking pose. Lovely!

192wonderY
maj 19, 2020, 6:42 pm

I've been reading this one to my grandbaby by FaceTime:



It's a very sturdy and well designed pop-up book by artist Pat Paris and published by Hallmark Cards. It's got to be from the 1950s, though there is no date on it. The pop-ups are simply engineered, but you can explore them from all points of the compass to learn more about the story.
My favorite spread is Mary Had a Little Lamb. She's in front of the schoolhouse and stand-up children are visible inside through the windows.

20fuzzi
maj 19, 2020, 6:49 pm

>19 2wonderY: what a lovely cover!