Or Bird Lifetime.
So let me just get started and share with you some really handsome illustrations from a 1961 book 'The Golden Picture Book of Birds of the World' which cost me all of 20p! I rescued it from a highstreet charity shop where it was pressed up against a talking Dick & Dom book which shouted out 'Bogies' next to me!
Oh the indignity!
Enjoy the birdies:
I fully admit to squealing aloud when I saw this page:
And these fancies just make me smile:
Especially this one, who clearly knows just how fancy she is:
Then there's this proud chap:
... who is satisfying similar to one I'd already made for the current issue of Papercraft Inspirations Magazine [Issue 78]:.JPG)
I wonder sometimes about how much people would charge for books like these if they knew how valuable they were to retro-illustrated-book-loving folk like me... 
More than 20p I'm sure. So, until they come to their senses ... let's just keep quiet about how much I'd be willing to pay if I had to, shall we?
What do you make of my bargain flock then? Would you have stretched to the full 20p for it too?
Jx
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Yes, would definitely spend 20p on it! I love charity shops and car boot sales for stuff like this! I recently bought loads of lace trim at a car boot sale for 50p for the lot, and I couldn't help thinking if the stall owner was a scrapbooker she wouldn't be selling it that cheap! xx
ReplyDeleteIt's a case of bird book envy!
ReplyDeleteSometimes when you find a bargain like that it's hard not to have a big grin on your face when you go to pay and sprint out the door in case they change their mind. I like the flamingos.
ReplyDeleteaaarrgggh mingos! That was my response rather than a squeal. Definite book envy going on.
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Love that bird you have made! Off to see if I can see it all!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally in love with that bird book! I've always liked birds but since keeping chickens I'm a tad obsessed. And coincidentally my new favourite is the pheasant! Previously thought of as a bit idiotic, flying/running headlong into cars, I have a new respect for them PC (post chicken) as they really are very similar. Love your pheasant card!
ReplyDeleteOh! Am super-envious you found a Golden series book for so cheap. They're wonderful, and just a tiny bit Sendak-ish, don't you think? I'm still going to prefer his cities over birds (which do sort of creep me out sometimes), but such perfect inspiration all the same.
ReplyDeleteAlso, BOGIES!
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