A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, 1887, Illustrated by Gaugengigl & Chominski

In our shop now.

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#dickens #xmas #christmas

Field and Forest, Edited by Herbert Strang, Illustrated, 1917, World War I

From Tales of Don Quixote

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#cervantes #illustration #donquixote

The White Caravan, W.E. Cule Illustrated by Brian Hatton 1914 1st ed.

Splendid Bookplate.

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#art #illustration #1stedition

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

[ #Analysis ] Remasters and Remakes have come to define the modern gaming landscape and Visual Novels are no exception. Join me as I look at how they choose to reshape their original:👇
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#vn #visualnovel #videogames #remaster #remake #gamedesign

Memories of the Months, Sir Herbert Maxwell, 2 Vol, 1904, 1900 Nature Writing

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#nature #eco

Anne Pratt, wild Flowers, Second Series, 95 colour botanical plates, c.1873

For sale in our shop now.

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#flowers #art #gardening

[Analysis] The Ojou-sama is special kind of character within visual novels whose appeal lies in their high status. Join me as I look at how this vision of the upper class continues to hold our imagination:👇
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#vn #visualnovel #ojousama #videogames #cliche

The rehabilitation of the luddites is a beautiful thing

"If you're not busy being born you're busy buying"

The Angry Brigade. 1971

#70s #biba #underground

The Orchard, The Green House, The Flower Garden, 1838
47 Hand-coloured Plates

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#illustration #flowers #gardening

You may laugh, you might scream, either is possible at The Secret Seance.

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#novel #thriller #darkcomedy

Bookplate from one of our new acquisitions.

#bookplate #bookart #aristocrat

Need to chill? This is for you.

#novels #thriller #darkcomedy

The human animal is made up of flesh and stories.

Snowed Retinentia by Pallas Raven Pain can only be frozen for so long.

[Release] Snowed Retinentia is my submission for #nanoreno2026.
Dragged by her husband to a desolate Earth, Alexis now finds herself forced to confront the frozen wound between them. Can the two of them navigate their shared pain and find solace?👇
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#gamejam #vn

Westward Ho!, Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth, 1920 1st British ed.

In our shop now.

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#art #illustration #kingsley

[Best VNs:March] Now Spring has sprung it is the perfect time to see what new life has come to the visual novel space. Join me as I look at the best releases from Sengoku otome to emotional sci-fi:👇
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#vn #visualnovel #videogames #otome #scifi #romance

Table Talk William Cowper, 1817, Illust. Westall, Jane Austen's Favourite Poet

In our shop now.

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#janeausten #poetry #georgian

Silas The Conjurer His Travels & Perils, 1866, True 1st Edition, Illustrated

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#1stedition #firstedition #illustration

Medical Adviser & Guide to Long Life, Burnett, 1824,
28 engravings, very rare

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#medical #antique #janeausten

The English Strewwelpeter, Hoffmann, c.1870 Hand Coloured Illustrations

In our shop now.

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#art #illustrations #childrensbooks

Bookplate from Arthur Hayden, Chats on English China, 1904

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FLUTE AND GAMELAN OF WEST JAVA Vinyl LP

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#music #gamelan #vinyl

Autobiography by Eric Gill, Sculptor, 1941, 1st ed. 4th impression

Available in our shop now.

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#ericgill #art

1803, Robert Burns, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Rare Dublin Edition

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#burns #scotland #poetry

[ #Analysis ] Otome is genre defined by its female audience. This has resulted in a distinct, flexible and emotional style unmatched within visual novels. Join me as I look at factors which shape this unique genre:👇
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#vn #visualnovel #otome #videogames

Deux Contre Un, c.1880 D'Hervilly, Robert Tinant illustrated Medical Comedy

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#comedy #illustration #medical

Wicked Willie, Margaret Rawlins, 1914, 1st ed. Signed by Author, WW1, Uncommon

In our shop now.

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#illustrations #art

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay