If you follow this blog you know that I’m a book lover and an antique store habitué. Combine the two and you’ll surmise that I love searching for old books. Some of my favorite finds are oversize books with illustrations that can yield a treasure trove of interesting prints. In categories as diverse as naturalist drawings, maps, landscapes and commercial illustration, I’m always on the trail of hidden gems. I’ve found Audubon bird collections that are stunning; detailed 19th century black and white drawings of classical Paris that I’ve given to specialized artists to infuse with color; Currier and Ives commercial illustrations that are evocative time capsules of America in the 19th century. Some I keep intact for coffee table perusing. Others make for a wonderful series of well-framed prints in the appropriate location.
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