I love vintage books and I don't stumble across really nice ones too often. My daughter's grandmother produced this beauty on the weekend and had me in raptures. Take a look at a few of the illustrations and I'm sure you'll agree it is a lovely book:
Pookie by Ivy L.Wallace - Cover
Pookie by Ivy L.Wallace - Back Spread
Ivy L. Wallace created a series of Pookie books, and judging by what I saw on Amazon they are quite collectable. This book was first published in 1947 if I remember correctly. Read more about Ivy Wallace at Wikipedia.
The book brings back happy memories of childhood for me but a few damp hankies along the way! (I still have the book and treaure it)
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ReplyDeletelovely to meet you at the market on saturday...we have Pookie and his Shop and i have been on the lookout for more ever since. It is a perennial favourite here, the illustrations are pure magic. Check it out: http://growmama.blogspot.com/2010/08/vintage-spring.html
ReplyDeleteLook forward to following your design adventures on your blog!
Pookie....hehehe.
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