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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 495120, member: 201&quot;]Ghopper, I forgot to post before that your bookcases are lovely! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My bookcass don&#039;t look like much and most of the books aren&#039;t remarkable on the outside, but many have wonderful illustrations. I think around 11 of the bookcases (not all full height) contain antique or older collectible vintage books. Many of the other bookcases hold prints, vintage magazines, ephemera, and various antique and vintage decorative items, while some bookcases and cabinets hold craft and sewing supplies.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I&#039;ve posted in other threads in the past, my mother was a textile designer and the better books I have are from her collection. Most are illustrated and she used some as inspiration for her botanical and ornamental designs. She was a collector at heart and had wonderful taste.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best books are mid to late-19th century botanical and decorative arts books. The earlier ones have hand-colored lithographs and the later ones have chromolithographs. But she also collected a smattering of books like illustrated children&#039;s books, novels, and architectural and typography books. Plus some wonderful old catalogs, and lots of prints, postcards, art books, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the authors, editors and/or illustrators of my mother&#039;s books are Jane Webb Loudon, Owen Jones, Edward Step, Sakai Hoitsu, Anne Pratt, M. Digby Wyatt, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Milo Winter, Frances Brundage, Arthur Rackham, and Howard Chandler Christy.</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, although not all the books are in great condition, it&#039;s a wonderful collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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