Stopping Off Place: Endpapers
Today we’re excited to share the first of a series of occasional posts by Michael Dumontier, who runs Stopping Off Place, a blog and then Instagram account. Finding Michael’s blog many years ago was a big deal for us. The way he thinks about books — and presents them online — has influenced our work, particularly the way we make this newsletter. His poetic assemblages of images, snatches of text, and ephemera feel like artworks in their own right. We go back to his posts a lot.
Michael is an artist from Winnipeg who has assembled a terrific book collection, mostly from his trips around town. He’ll be sharing some peeks at his library with us. Today, endpapers.
We couldn’t be happier he’s here.
01 Mothers Are That Way by Ruth Shaw Radlauer, illustrated by Abner Graboff, 1960
02 If Apples Had Teeth by Milton and Shirley Glaser, 1960 (Enchanted Lion reprint)
03 Fortunately, written and illustrated by Remy Charlip, 1964
04 The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, illustrated by William Pène Du Bois, 1966
05 See What I Am, written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin,1974
06 Frederick, written and illustrated by Leo Lionni, 1967
07 Help, Help, The Globolinks! by Gian Carlo Menotti (adapted by Leigh Dean), illustrated by Milton Glaser, 1970
08 A Day of Winter by Betty Miles, illustrated by Remy Charlip, 1961
09 Swimmy, written and illustrated by Leo Lionni, 1968
10 The Animal Kingdom by George S. Fichter, illustrated by Charles Harper, 1968
11 The Little Boy and His House by Stephen Bone and Mary Adshead, 1967
12 The Great Geppy, written and illustrated by William Pène Du Bois, 1940 (1965)
13 Little Blue and Little Yellow, written and illustrated by Leo Lionni, 1959
14 How Far is Far? by Alvin Tresselt, illustrated by Ward Brackett, 1964
15 Sparkle and Spin by Ann and Paul Rand, 1957
16 What Is The World? by Betty Miles, illustrated by Remy Charlip, endpapers by Ray Johnson, 1958
Just splendid!
(and another little house, maybe waaayy down the road from Virginia Lee Burton's little house...)
I have forgone dust jackets when wrapping library books, because the end papers were more necessary than the authors’ biographies. Thanks for sharing this exhibit. Next time, add more!
P.S. Before book collectors start shouting “blasphemy!”, I do save the jackets.