I recently stumbled upon Handsome Books. I feel in love and had to restrain myself from draining my bank account. The website archives, sells, and "specializes in books with decorative publishers’ bindings, designed and illustrated by some of the leading artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries." Just take a peek and you'll be sold, literally. I've just found my slice of heaven on earth.
(Found via Vondy)
8 comments:
i must not look because i have three children to feed. oh GAWD!!! the awesomness!
Tales of Sherlock Holmes = love.
I want them ALL.
A bit ago, Borders released a Classics series - new hardcover intricate versions of some literary works (Alice's Adventures..., Huck Finn, Wizard of Oz, etc.) They were really pretty.
Oh my goodness -- that is perhaps too much literary beauty for one woman to handle.
Thank you for also visiting and commenting on my blog :) I am happy to have found yours as well and look forward to visiting with you!
These are so inspiring. I'm glad people like Borders are reviving this custom-- it just makes books that much more wonderful. Still, the old ones like these are the most stunning.
Thanks for posting!
Those are STUNNING.
We had great weather too - these books are stunning!
isfivebooks.com does a similar thing to what handsome books had been doing. I wonder what happened to their site, as I used to visit it all the time.
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