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"Rhymes for Kindly Children" by Ethel Fairmont and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. Copyright 1916 by The P.F. Volland Company. Revised edition in 1927. Printed by The Wise-Parslow Company.

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I love opening a children's book to find beautiful, surprising endpapers inside. Here's a round up of some of my favorites.

Endpapers to Uncle Wiggily. 1953. You know you want to write your name there, don't you?

We’ve reached the final stages now, just the endpapers and that’s it. Right then, first thing we need to do is prep the inside of the ...

From The Wild and Woolly Animal Book by Nita Jonas, illustrated by Dale Maxey, 1961.

verses by Margaret Lavington, illustrated by FISH, published by The Bodley Head in London around 1910. From fulltable.com theanimalarium.blogspot.com/

I suppose these are not technically endpapers (and really just the inside covers), since this book is a soft cover wrap. The artist is Elizabeth Colborne. Wouldn't these pictures be wonderful done in redwork -- or bluework? Of course, I see them in a quilt, with the bookplate changed to read: This Quilt Belongs To ___________ From Grandma Gray

Designer unknown, c. 1950

Opening up a picture book, before you even get to the title page, you catch a glimpse of artwork that gives you a tantalising snapshot, d...

"The Turned-Into's" by Elizabeth Gordon, illustrated by Janet Laura Scott. P.F. Volland Co 1920, The Wise Book Company (who bought out the Volland Company), 1935.

I love these endpapers inside a vintage 1961 Nancy Drew book. They're quick sketches depicting many of the original front covers. Talk about fun! Wouldn't it be wonderful to see this print on a scarf or shirt? Or maybe as wallpaper to use in a girl's bedroom?

Bookbinding developed gradually, with the availability of materials and prevailing tastes dictating the details. One of the more overlooked aspects of book design was the creation of endpapers, when what was long a blank space or slice of vellum was replaced by exuberant patterns.

Here are two shabby, grungy, aged and stained texture papers. They are endpapers from Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Click on images to enlarge. Related posts that may interest you: Floral Endpaper Aged Floral Endpaper Free Vintage Image ~ Floral Book Endpaper

Illustrated Endpaper pattern for ‘A Child’s Introduction to Egyptology: The Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Gods, and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt’. ©SaraMulvannyIllustrationLtd

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"The Story of Peter Pan" a Wearever Toy book by E.M.Leavens Co. of Rochester, NY. 1921. Verses by M.O. Munson. No indication of the marvelous artist.