Ulisse Aldrovandi on Monster Brains

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Max Ernst Certified Organic

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Suction the Epicurean, Quid the Cynic, and Sipsop the Pythagorean

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Seven Convolutions

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Forty-five thousand dollar leftovers

Takei Takeo, Gokuhitei tambo, cello-slide, 1958, 1961

The 45,000 dollars in the title refers to the asking price for a "collection of 138 twentieth-century artist's books by the Japanese author/artist TAKEI Takeo (1894-1982)." If you were wondering what to get me for my birthday... [link for many more images]

The rest of these leftovers -- from children's books all over the world -- come from the International Children's Digital Library -- a site which basically took over my life for a week or so. I feel like the Otto Korsterling images are from another site, but I didn't properly keep track of the location. I think the finger puppets come from the previously-covered Fledgling. I cut and pasted some of the images together.

See also: Iranian Kid's Books and Serbian Sesame Street.

Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962


Takei Takeo, DOKURAKU GA KITA, 1962


Takei Takeo, Nana-e to ya-e, 1960


Takei Takeo, KANARIYA ABC, 1959


Takei Takeo, Fu'shin to raijin, 1982


Takei Takeo, SEKAI KAKUMEI, Hand-carved woodcut, clamshell box, 1970


Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964


Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964 (endpapers)


Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964


Good senses and instincts - Biography of a hamster, Author and Illustrator Ruth Tzarfati, 1964


Yoji Nishiki, sincerity of a white dove, back cover


Sandra Torrijos, illus for The song of Pulaw, E.B. Maranan (Philippines)


Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896


Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896


Gobolinks or shadow pictures by Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine, 1896


Eugen Osswald, animal's ball


Eugen Osswald, animal's ball


Fairyland, Japan 1949


Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales


Illustration by Otto Körsterling, german collection of japanese fairy tales


Adolf Zábranský, 1973, zlate slunce bily den


A monk and a carpenter, 1973 Mongolia


A monk and a carpenter, 1973 Mongolia


Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)


Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)


Jambyn Dashdondog, Mom, dad and me, 1971, Mongolia (kid's book)