Edward Gorey book covers

A few nice Doubleday Anchor and Grosset's Universal Library paberbacks with Gorey covers. Most of the images I see around the web can be traced back to this great collection by Marci and Deth on flickr

Victory by Joseph Conrad with a cover by Edward Gorey. via Etsy — Victory by Joseph Conrad with a cover by Edward Gorey. via Etsy

Loving by Henry Green 1953 | This one is from my library

What is to be done? by Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky. New York: Vintage Books, 1961. via Grossett Library on flickrCrossett Library Bennington College — What is to be done? by Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky. New York: Vintage Books, 1961. via Grossett Library on flickr
Crossett Library Bennington College

MCM dining room

Everything in this image is classic mid-century modern, from the Danish Modern credenza to the potted Dracaena.

From Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement. via sandiv999 on flickr

Nice mid-century dresser

Acorn 6-drawer dresser from West Elm $999

Andy Warhol book jackets

didn't realize that Warhol designed book jackets, but here are a couple of really nice ones I came across during my book collecting tear. Maud Noakes is from my own library.

The Adventures of Maud Noakes | Cover Illustration by Andy Warhol 1962

Pistols for Two by Aaron Marc Stein 1951 via Etsy

I'll take Manhattan

I often search for videos of my favorite classic jazz performers on YouTube, but more often than not they simply don't exist, especially for less well-known artists such as Lee Wiley. I made this little video to accompany this great cut by Wiley from 1951, Manhattan.