Every now and again we get some items through the office that I find cool... Yes, sometimes I am impressed by ridiculously expensive books from various fields, but after seven years of handling books worth more than my home I'm a little jaded, and at the end of the day they're no horse book. Ha!
Recently, a client contacted us trying to sell her collection of
Misty (by Marguerite Henry) books and related items. Much to my delight, this included a whole history (in photos) of the Chincoteague ponies and Misty herself. We haven't decided if it's an item we'd like to carry, but I got to leaf through the whole collection today. There's even a first manuscript of
Misty with annotations and corrections!
Here's a few photos!
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| Those are original photos photo-cornered into a first edition copy of Misty (that's Marguerite Henry on the right) |
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| The first manuscript |
Oh, and I've been working on another papercut...
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| You may remember her from a previous entry |
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| Almost finished, she just needs a background! Also, her muzzle is actually pink, Instagram just made it look weird. |
That book is seriously cool! And your papercuts are always amazing. How much do you charge for them? I may have to get one of Red...
ReplyDeleteLove the artwork, as usual!
ReplyDeleteHow cool to get to handle that collection. I grew up not too far from Chincoteague. I actually met Misty and some of her progeny as a young, young child when she was an old, old mare. The Misty books got me started on my horse craziness. Some of the first books I remember reading. :D
Love the papercuts as usual!
ReplyDeleteThe collection of Misty stuff is so cool!
Wow, that's really cool about the Misty collection! I remember reading those.
ReplyDeletePapercut art is looking gorgeous as always!
Your paper cut artwork is lovely. I'd love to know how to do that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection to be able to go through. Loved all the Misty books too.
Do you sell your paper cut artwork? I would totally love something like that of my horse!!!
ReplyDeleteYes! I do commissions all the time. You can email me at xniamhx@gmail.com for more info.
Deleteomg that paper cut is AHMAZING!! What do u charge? Do u have a website? xo
ReplyDeleteHi! I recently took down my site, but you can contact me at: xniamhx@gmail.com for more details!
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