So inclined
Shelf Appeal used to work at a private press in Oldham. At college in Manchester at the time, I used...
Tag: book
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Clackity clack
You wouldn’t have to click far through Shelf Appeal to spot the toys. Toys r us. The arrival of a...
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Rosie’s walk
Books from one’s childhood are incredibly evocative. At least they are for me. My mother was a primary school teacher,...
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Houses
Houses by Margaret and Alexander Potter is a lovely book. The cover isn’t really a seller, too detailed and worthy...
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The modern hostess
Entertaining with Elizabeth Craig was published by Collins in 1933 aimed at The Modern Hostess. You foodies will perk at...
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Costume Books
Typical Shelf Appeal, this. Have the paper ‘list’ catalogue but not the books listed. Although I have, over the years,...
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Oh Silly Billy
Shelf Appeal loves to find a new illustrator or designer. The super feeling of excitement looking them up on Google...
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Czech it out
Twitter has bought me mostly nothing but nice things. Daily bits of gossip, both personal and professional. Links to the...
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One cute little pooch
Shelf Appeal is somewhat always about the real thing. The mass produced real thing perhaps. But searching out something touched...
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Zigzag
On first glance this is a jolly nice deco-ish story book cover. On second glance this is a piece of...
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Bite the hand
The illustrations in this children’s book are luminous. They are by Kathleen Burrell. Now, I looked her up – the...
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A is to B
Next week I am doing some quite intensive museum things. Going to a conference about them. My brain might well...
