March 2, 2009

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Endpapers, on the other hand, are fair game.
Were it not for these lovely endpapers, I probably would have put this worn, stained, slightly smelly book back on the library shelves.  I’m glad I didn’t.
This is Because of the Lockwoods by Dorothy Whipple, who I knew about from my beloved Persephone Books.  Her great rep and [...]