Charming French Alphabet Book Formerly Owned by Steven Guarnaccia wood bull terminating in a blow hole

terminating in a blow hole at one end

Plenty of paint loss and wear around the edges

Just these six make quite a cast of characters though--a couple of them looking straight out of Shakespeare

where you can reach out and touch the impasto

with beautiful wood grain and these nice rounded lips where the two sides join

Charming French Alphabet Book Formerly Owned by Steven Guarnaccia wood bull terminating in a blow holeAnother little thing too charming to leave behind, this is a vintage French ABC book, with terrific graphics (and choices of words to illustrate) all the way through. With an embossed stamp bearing the name of its former owner Steven Guarnaccia, the widely acclaimed illustrator and former art director of the New York Times Op Ed pageat the lower right corner of the cover. I made this discovery just now, and feel quite pleased to share his taste!!! 7 5