| Image title: | The Bookman |
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| Source: | Thompson, Ruth Plumly: “The Gnome King of Oz” (1927) |
| Place shown: | none |
| Keywords: | people, books, pictures of books, humour, hats, mythical creatures, illustrations for children, colour |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
Notes: |
“I can carry myself and turn over a new leaf every day in the year.” said the Bookman, smiling—Chapter 14 Tis is one of the gnomes that Peter met in the Land of Oz. “Why, it’s a book~” burst out Peter, coming closer to make sure. “Not a book, a bookman!” corrected the traveller, rising with Scrap’s help to his feet. “Books are old fashioned, but a bookman is right up to date. I don’t wait to be advertised, I speak for myself, I don’t lie around waiting to be read, I run after people and make them read me. I can carry myself and turn over a new leaf every day in the year. I’m very interesting!” finished the bookman, with a wide smile at Peter. Peter smiled back and how could he help it? Above his big book body the fellow had a round jolly face with floppy dog ears. His legs and arms were quite thin and he was about as tall as Scraps. (p. 220) |
| Dimensions: | 123 x 170mm (4.8 x 6.7 inches) |
| Filename: | 175-the-bookman-q85-1158x1611.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2w/175-the-bookman-q85-359x499.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2w/pages/175-the-bookman/ |
| Artist: | John R. Neill |
| Scanner dpi: | 1400 |
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