Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Blue Dwarf



The Blue Dwarf, A Tale of Love Mystery and Crime By Percy Bolingbroke St. John. London: Hogarth House, 1884. Dick Turpin, Tom King, and Sapathwa, the Blue Dwarf's adventures range from London to New York, Scotland and Ireland. They even light out for the territories to fight Indians. Jonathan Wild makes his appearance and so does Rob Roy.































*For mi Abuelo.

4 comments:

  1. Absolutely wonderful dwarf! Thanks a lot!

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  2. Beautiful illustrations, John, thanks for these images!

    Sincere regards,

    Theo

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  3. i HAVE THIS, jOHN, BUT THE PLATES AREN'T COLOURED, SADLY. IS THERE ANYWHERE I MIGHT FIND THE COLOURED PLATES ?

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  4. Mike, these plates were photographed from a library collection. If I remember correctly it was at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta

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