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A View from the Attic
A very good friend of mine goes, online, by the name of ViewfromtheAttic and has recently passed her 1000th post on flickr. Her themes are nothing to do with the preoccupations of Front Free Endpaper...
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Raven: The Turbulent World of Baron Corvo
This year sees the centenary of the death of Frederick Rolfe Baron Corvo. To mark this, from now until the actual anniversary on the 25th October I shall be posting about the Baron and his life and...
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A Selection of Ariel Poems from Faber & Faber
I have been delighting in these this evening. They are five titles from the second series of the Ariel Poems, published by Faber and Faber in 1954 after a first series on similar lines in the 1920s....
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Things That Fall From Books #14: Tatty Photograph
The collection of Ariel Poems I blogged about yesterday had one final surprise for me. Within the W. H. Auden envelope, along with the poem booklet was this dilapidated photograph. I love it when...
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A Vintage Postcard Through the Post
Every now and again correspondents send me little items that they think might appeal to me and sometimes I like to share them here as well. I fair near squealed with delight when this vintage postcard...
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Baron Corvo. A Centenary Catalogue
Long awaited in this centenary year is Timothy d'Arch Smith's catalogue Frederick William Rolfe Baron Corvo (1860-1993). His Family and his Circle, which has been dropping through letterboxes in the UK...
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Vintage Swimwear and a scrappy little photo
Another piece of vintage swimwear photography through the post today. All I can tell you about this very handsome guy is that he was standing in a stream in France in July 1948. And he's certainly...
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A Scrap
Can you imagine how happy I was when I found this? A Victorian (most likely) scrap of paper, actually larger than a postcard, printed in real ink from real wood blocks. I don't even mind the missing...
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Things That Fall From Books #15: A Clue!
There seems to be a theme developing this week on Front Free Endpaper: scraps of paper! Nonetheless, I intrigued and delighted by this little scrap that fell from a copy of Stevenson's Treasure Island....
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Callum James Books Short List #12
 It's that time again... we've just issued another Short List catalogue. If you're on our mailing list, you will be receiving an email any moment now to tell you where to find the new list of goodies....
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Toleration
  A beautiful day yesterday in the UK and in London in particular where I was visiting the British Library. It's very civilized these days: order the books you want to look at in the morning from your...
View ArticleCockerell Marbled Papers in the 1970s
 Thanks to R today who found this fab video on making marbled paper via @simongoode on twitter. If you can get past the amazing 1970s infomercial do-be-do music at the beginning it's actually a far...
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Around the World in 12 Menus with P&O
These menus are all illustrated by David Knight (1923-1982) who was a freelance illustrator of books, magazines and other commercial items working through the 1950s-70s. His book credits include...
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1939 Illustrated Telegram
Another piece of ephemera which has caught my eye this afternoon is this illustrated telegram from 1939, not only for the very fetching illustration by Alan Sovell but also for the message which reads...
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So What Have I Learnt About Books and Publishers Today?
In any given day I could find myself handling hundreds of books: sorting, pricing, cataloguing, sending to the charity shop, and occasionally selling. It's not a bad life! I mention this because you...
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A Gay Library Thing
I have always found the website, Librarything a little off putting and difficult to use. However, I was recently contacted by a lovely gentleman named Don who suggested I might like to have a look at...
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Frederick Rolfe Centenary: Free Books
This year sees the centenary of the death of Frederick Rolfe Baron Corvo. To mark this, from now until the actual anniversary on the 25th October I shall be posting about the Baron and his life and...
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French Line Gay Pulp Cover Designs
My recent introduction to Don Kelly's collection on Library Thing has enabled me to write a post I've been hoping to do for months. French Line was one of a number of paperback imprints from the 60s...
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Glamorous Women and Craggy Men - A Collection of Author Photos
Back in May I posted pictures of some photographs I had bought at an antiques fair: they were agency photographs of authors. On that occasion I had picked out three or four from a folder, and as soon...
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Frederick Rolfe Centenary: Donald Weeks and the Tragara Press
This year sees the centenary of the death of Frederick Rolfe Baron Corvo. To mark this, from now until the actual anniversary on the 25th October I shall be posting about the Baron and his life and...
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