Starlight Wonder

Maurice Day really knew his way around an inkpot.

Of several Maurice Day illustrated books that I have, The Starlight Wonder Book is my favorite. This 1923 edition has been enjoyed by others over the years, evidenced by the wear and tear that comes from reading, not negligence.

The endpapers have to be close to my favorite of all time.

Maurice Day — The Starlight Wonder Book — 1923

cover

endpapers

frontispiece

frontis and title page

dedication

Lines of Ink

I'm amazed and flabbergasted that some lines of ink on paper can create such magic as this image does, by Maurice Day. Flabbergasted.

Thealette stepped farther into the dark street, and hurried along it to the royal gate of the city wall.