'the general' by michael foreman (who happens to be the father of my tutor), from 1961. hmmmm they don't make them like they used to.
if only i could get my hands on 'the giant golden book of biology' from the same year. so beautiful.
on a seperate subject, cat cafes in japan......i may open one in england one day. would you come?
oh,i love love these images you posted!!!
ReplyDeleteand if you didnt know, you can get a giant charlie harper book from amazon called 'an illustrated life'. i have it and it has the stuff from the giant golden book of biology in it, it is AMAZING and by far the best book i own. it is packed with amazing images. mm.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charley-Harper-Illustrated-Life-Oldham/dp/1934429376/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268521572&sr=8-1
i agree with hannah, charlie harper is fab, also have you seen 'old winkle and the seagulls?' by elizabeth & gerald rose? its along the same lines and very good!
ReplyDeleteaww such wonderful illustrations!! truly fantastic
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WOW!!! this is beautiful, thanks so much for sharing this!
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