More Inga Moore illustrations from the book Wind in the Willows

I found more illustrations by Inga Moore from Wind in the Willows on this blog. I only posted a few but there are lots more if you click on that link. You all know how much I adore interior design by animals. Now I adore her artwork and imagination. Have a great weekend.

The Reading Room

I would have to sit in this unusual chair first before giving it my leal of approval. I would probably trade it for a comfy armchair and ottoman. via Amanda Patterson

Great Trollope Sofa, Book, Coffee Quote

Absolutely nothing. via

Secret Window

Bifold raised-panel shutters not only make a handsome frame for the window, as in this Georgian-era library, but they also help keep drafts at bay. If you look closely, you will see the hinges for the bottom shutters. When they are open the room must be twice as wonderful with such a large window to frame the view and let in more natural light. via

Books: How to Identify First Editions

I already knew a lot of this but not all. I love learning new things and hope you find this to be of interest too. Video discovered here.

How to Identify First Editions from Peter Harrington on Vimeo.

Classical Reading-Nook Hideaway

This is almost too wonderful for words. Don't you absolutely love this little reading room designed by Albert, Righter and Tittmann Architects, Inc. Boston, MA. More photos of this house called "Rocksyde" here.

Amazing Terraced Landscape in Paris

Click photo to enlarge and then pick yourself up off the floor. WOW.

A page from the book 'Paris in Bloom' photography by Christoper Baker

1902 Bookplate Ex Libris Robert Hall

Bookplate, 1902. Robert Hall, an avid collector of Kemscott Press books. via

On the library table are Kelmscott works, including William Morris’s The Glittering Plain and his 1895 translation of Beowulf. All the books are clearly bound in the distinctive Kelmscott full limp vellum tied with silk ribbons. The Wood Beyond the World is open to show a Morris-designed woodcut border and frontispiece. Leaning against the bookcase is a copy of the 1896 edition of Chaucer. Click here to see this wonderful bookplate enlarged.

Have a great long weekend. I'm anxiously awaiting the next episode of Orphan Black on BBC America. I missed the first 6 episodes and had to watch them online. When I was up to date I began watching on Saturday nights at 9pm. This will be my third week of watching on the TV set. It is really GOOD. It has been renewed for a second season too. Will you be watching?

Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland

The views of this Dublin library are breathtaking. Could anyone ever take it for granted? I'm sure everyone speaks in whispers there out of respect for the past. via

Wonderful Quote About BOOKS

Yes! I know the feeling well. I also posted this on Pinterest.

Abraham Crowley: Garden, Home and Books

 

 

I'm quite sure we would have been friends if I had been born in London in 1618. via

The Bookcase

I love looking at the various things that end up on a bookcase. Old things like to be together, don't they? via

Best Library Ladder

“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

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Nice Art Wall

This is a very nicely displayed set of bookcases and artwork. I love black with gray and white. via

Workbench Desk

I like this old workbench converted to a desk. You never know when you might need a vice to work things out! This would be a great space for a bookbinder. via