DUSTY OLD BOOKS

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Poor old Moominpappa. He always seems to be on the verge of a mid-life crisis, whether it's running away with Hattifattners, or tackling...

It’s extraordinary to realise that the very first Moomin book, published in Swedish in 1945, was not translated into English until 1991. Eve...

"Strike me pink!" This, the second Moomin book to be published in English (in 1951), actually (and confusingly) predates Finn Fami...

It's been a while since I posted on Dusty Old Books. Work has kept me busy. But it's time to celebrate the printed page again, and I...

My good friend, the wonderful writer Saviour Pirotta, has sent a lovely contribution to this growing list of adored dusty old books. This on...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was not the first ever film I saw at the cinema. But that trip to the grand Odeon in Lowestoft in 1969 made the bigg...

Here's a funny little book, by Oliver Senior: How to draw hands. It's part of a huge series of guides to drawing specific things. Ot...

I some respects this is a rather ugly little book. I don't know if it ever had a dust cover but the dingy brown boards are matched by th...

Here's a real unmissable treat! a rare book of work by that Czech magician of puppets and art, Jiri Trnka. He's a bit of a cult anim...

This is one of those child-hood books that sticks in the memory and subtly influences all sorts of every day things, and possibly how I view...

Before discovering this book I had never heard of "Elizabeth of the German Garden", as the author - in an attempt to hide her ide...