tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post7694570553703775419..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: Some of what I love about Dover booksMarylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-78763013238628409652010-07-20T14:52:04.709-07:002010-07-20T14:52:04.709-07:00Tom - I believe we have a lot of company is this f...Tom - I believe we have a lot of company is this foolishness.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-31419883062959923802010-07-20T09:16:34.168-07:002010-07-20T09:16:34.168-07:00We've always loved Dover books around here.
&...We've always loved Dover books around here.<br /><br />"I am a fool for words and pictures."<br /><br />That makes two of us (at least), Marylinn!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-66470221857814352972010-07-20T07:42:12.299-07:002010-07-20T07:42:12.299-07:00Kass - You're welcome...let's not even get...Kass - You're welcome...let's not even get started about fonts and type and...<br /><br />Erin - I think you will have a dreamy vacation in this version of New York. Have you read Jack Finney's novel, TIME AND AGAIN? I love the notion of selecting place AND time for a journey.<br /><br />Robert - The 34th St. photo of the shopping women shows the fashion of the era up-close. Los Angeles had some glorious Deco buildings...even the salt and pepper shakers then had such style.<br /><br />Penny - I'm glad this had something to offer...I found there was so much information in that short video and it is easy to get lost in the book.<br /><br />Laoch - Their editions of everything from Proust and Kipling to the Sears catalog...yes, an affordable gateway.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-45082595331782789002010-07-19T23:26:33.047-07:002010-07-19T23:26:33.047-07:00I used to have a lot of old chess and math books f...I used to have a lot of old chess and math books from Dover: a happy gateway to another era.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-34830238300288812882010-07-19T20:14:43.940-07:002010-07-19T20:14:43.940-07:00"You get respect of Nature" Feininger sa..."You get respect of Nature" Feininger said at the end of the video. I like that.<br /> <br />I will have a look at the book - thanks for this, Marylinn.Pennyhttp://penjandrum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-51476497433386518462010-07-19T19:41:01.689-07:002010-07-19T19:41:01.689-07:00I love the designs from the 1940's, particular...I love the designs from the 1940's, particularly Art Deco. It was integrated into more than architecture into streamlined locomotives, coffee pots and other housewares and light fixtures. <br /><br />I really love the Mid-century Modern period of the 50's. We were looking to find a MCM house recently - we had to settle for something else.<br /><br />I can see why they call today's architecture "McMansions".Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-77573632309848397902010-07-19T18:46:06.397-07:002010-07-19T18:46:06.397-07:00I've often wished that when one goes into a tr...I've often wished that when one goes into a travel agency, not only a "where" could be picked, but a "when" as well. And one of the "where and when" combinations I've always dreamed of is post war New York. I must get my hands on this book! Thanks for the shout-out as Lynne would say. And, of course, Dover is and always has been simply the best.<br />ErinErin in Morro Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837848620673552009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-81895429148829551332010-07-19T14:01:52.417-07:002010-07-19T14:01:52.417-07:00Ah, a kindred spirit! I feel the same way about wo...Ah, a kindred spirit! I feel the same way about words and images. Thanks for sharing this.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.com