Poison Gas

 

Illustration and text form the book The Autobiography of Poison Gas, 1943, artist and author unknown. 

Jackfruit

Jackfruit illustration from the book Flora Sinensis, 1656, by Michal Piotr Boym, Polish, priest, writer, illustrator, 1612-1659.

The Ape and the Idiot

Advertising poster for The Ape and the Idiot & Other People, 1897, by Anna Whelan Betts, American, 1873-1959.  The Ape the Idiot & Other People, short stories by William Chambers Morrow, American, 1854-1923.

A Polar Bear Plunging Into the Sea

Illustration from the book, A Voyage of Discovery: Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin Bay and Enquiring Into the Probability of a North-West Passage, 1819, by John Ross, English, navel officer, arctic explorer, author, artist, 1777-1856.  

Millionaires of America, George J. Gould

Illustration from the book Millionaires of America, 1902, by Carlo de Fornaro Italian, artist, journalist, 1872-1949.   George J. Gould, American, financier, railroad executive, 1864-1923.

Found In a Used Book, Wright's Coal Tar Soap

Book Mark found in a used book, exact date and designer unknown.  From my collection.

Jungle Indians Like Symphonies, Found In A Used Book

Two notes found in a used book.  Date and writer unknown.  From my collection.

California Bookstore Day, Not on Line

Bookmark advertising California Bookstore Day.  Illustrator unknown.  From my collection.

The Girl in the Gold Leather Dress

The Girl In the Gold Leather Dress, copyright 1960, first printing, 1961, paperback book, by Victoria Kelrich Morhaim, American, dates unknown.  Illustrator unknown.  From my collection.

Putnam's Handy Map Book and Sample Maps

Putnam's Handy Map Book, published 1922 by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1838-1996, Penguin Putnam, Inc. 1996-.  Founded by George Palmer Putnam, American, 1814-1872.  Cartographer/illustrator unknown.  From my collection.

Speaking Aleut Plus Sample Pages

The Aleut Language, The Elements of Aleut grammar with a dictionary in two parts containing basic vocabularies of Aleut and English by Richard Henry Geoghegan, edited by Fredericka I. Martin, United States Department of the Interior 1944.  From my collection.

Passenger Pigeons

Passenger pigeons, illustration from the book, Birds of North America, written and published by Jacob H. Studer,  1891, American, ornithologist, 1840-1904.  Illustration by Theodore Jasper, American, born Prussia/Germany, 1814-1897.

Tripod Attack!

Illustration from the 1906 French edition of War of the Worlds, by Henrique Alvim Correa, Brazilian, 1876-1910.  War of the Worlds, copyright 1898, by H.G. (Herbert George) Wells, English, 1866-1946.

Men Under the Sea

Men Under the Sea book cover, illustrator unknown, copyright 1939, published by Dodd, Mead & Company.  Written by Commander Edward Ellsberg, American, 1891-1983.  From my collection.

Book of Marvels

The Second Book of Marvels, The Orient, the Schools Edition, by Richard Halliburton, American, 1900-1939, missing, presumed drowned, copyright, 1938, published by Bobbs-Merrill. Cover designer unknown. From my collection.