Happy weekend! I suspect it’s a scorcher (if you’re in the northern hemisphere – well, much of it), but I’m not intending to leave the house very much. I’m busy taking “feed a cold” seriously, and catching up on the excellent sitcom Superstore. And maybe a bit of reading because (a) why not?, and (b) I have two enormous books to read for Tea or Books? and I’m behind. But here’s a book, a blog post, and a link…
1.) The book – I absolutely covet The Illustrated Dust Jacket 1920-1970 by Martin Salisbury, and not just for that frankly stunning cover. My friends Paul and Kirsty got a copy and I flicked through it and it is gorgeous AND educational. I will give in and buy it soon, I’m sure.
2.) The blog post – Check out Ali’s wonderful review of Four Day’s Wonder by my pal A.A. Milne. I can’t remember if I’ve already posted it here or just on Twitter, but you can get five A.A. Milne books for the absurdly cheap price of £7.99. Do it, and start with either this or the glorious Mr Pim Passes By, please.
3.) The link – It’s sort of another bunch of blog posts, but I’m sure we can all make our peace with that. Basically, go to Shiny New Books and look at the Man Booker retrospective – where different reviewers have been covering all the winners (including me on Penelope Fitzgerald’s Offshore).
I literally have no business buying another book but I could not resist that 7.99 offer for the A. A. Milne — you’ve raved about him so much that I could not help myself. It cost a bit more than that for the shipping but was still an incredible bargain.
Oh my word, the cover of that book is absurdly beautiful. Oh and thank you for pointing me in the direction of those AA Milne books
your tiny, light, san-serif type is very difficult to read…. now mine is too…..!
Should I be reading Mr Pim next, then??? 😁😉
Thanks for linking to Shiny, Simon. We have that book on covers – but it’s in my daughter’s bedroom and I’ve not got to look at it properly yet!
Oooooooh, I am so not an art gal and that book of book jackets still looked absolutely amazing. I covet it.
I too just ordered the A.A. Milne books … oh, and a few others … you all know how it is … unpleasantly warm outdoors here in Cambridge (the U.K. one) but cool indoors here as (old Canadian trick from before air con days) we leave all the windows open at night then rise, close then and draw the drapes … works a treat …
Oh, a book of vintage book covers what a good idea. Wonder if it has the original sea green cover of Love in a Cold Climate with the little cupids!