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(eng) Harold Darling publishes under his real name for more scholarly publications and under Welleran Poltarnees when the book is a compilation of images meant as gift books

Værker af Welleran Poltarnees

A Book of Unicorns (1978) 76 eksemplarer
A House Blessing (1994) 74 eksemplarer
A Baby Blessing (1999) 46 eksemplarer
Kay Nielsen: An Appreciation (1976) 23 eksemplarer
Sharing the Pleasures of Reading (2000) 19 eksemplarer
A Christmas Blessing (1996) 19 eksemplarer
ABC of Fashionable Animals (1989) 16 eksemplarer
The Happy Book (1992) 16 eksemplarer
Baby Jesus (2003) 15 eksemplarer
A Bridal Blessing (1999) 12 eksemplarer
A Birthday Blessing (1999) 12 eksemplarer
I Love Old Things (2003) 12 eksemplarer
The Kindness Book (1995) 11 eksemplarer
A Cat Blessing (2001) 11 eksemplarer
Hooray for Cats (2009) 10 eksemplarer
A Dog Blessing (2003) 8 eksemplarer
Design in the Service of Beauty (1994) 8 eksemplarer
A Garden Blessing (2003) 8 eksemplarer
Thank You for Your Hospitality (2005) 7 eksemplarer
An Anniversary Blessing (2003) 7 eksemplarer
A Travel Blessing (2003) 6 eksemplarer
The Green Tiger's Caravan (1982) 6 eksemplarer
A Blessing of Peace (2003) 6 eksemplarer
Dolls: And Why We Love Them (2003) 6 eksemplarer
When Life Seemed Simpler (2007) 5 eksemplarer
A Book for My Father (2002) 4 eksemplarer
The Friendly Book (1995) 4 eksemplarer
A Celebration of Twins (2006) 4 eksemplarer
In Praise of Sailing (2004) 3 eksemplarer
The Golden Rule (2006) 3 eksemplarer
A Blessing of Music (2003) 3 eksemplarer
Happy Anniversary (2007) 3 eksemplarer
Hooray for Babies (2010) 2 eksemplarer
Women and Flowers (1993) 1 eksemplar
Happiness (2016) 1 eksemplar
Hugs & Kisses (2011) 1 eksemplar
A Book for My Grandchild (2007) 1 eksemplar
An Irish Blessing for the Home (2002) 1 eksemplar

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This Is My Wish for You (1914) — Compiler, nogle udgaver130 eksemplarer

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Juridisk navn
Darling, Harold
Andre navne
Poltarnees, Welleran (pen name)
Køn
male
Bopæl
Puget Sound, Washington, USA
Relationer
Darling, Sandra (spouse)
Organisationer
Laughing Elephant
Kort biografi
This pen name is based on two of Lord Dunsany's most famous stories: The Sword of Welleran and Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean.
Oplysning om flertydighed
Harold Darling publishes under his real name for more scholarly publications and under Welleran Poltarnees when the book is a compilation of images meant as gift books

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This book blesses the physical house and the protection it offers, wishing for its inhabitants ""a full portion of life's beauty."" It then grows more specific, hoping for kindness, companionship, peace, orderliness and the happiness that overflows into celebration. Poltarnees, drawing upon his library of antique images, has added pictures which best give each thought its most vivid reality. This book makes an excellent gift for any house.
 
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riselibrary_CSUC | 1 anden anmeldelse | Sep 29, 2018 |
This book is interesting for only those people into book covers. It has scant, but informative, narratives of the decades between 1850 and 1950 describing the influences on book cover design. It has a lot of photos of book covers, primarily from the authors personal library. While they are interesting, I'm not sure they are the best examples of what he was trying to convey.
 
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EdGoldberg | May 29, 2018 |
This is illustration gone totally wrong. There is a reason these books are lost and forgotten - they should never have seen the light of day. As Poltarnees says in the introduction:
"One reason that so many bizarre things occur in old children's books is that editorial discrimination was minimal during the 19th and early 20th centuries. There was an endless demand for new children's books and magazines and publishers were, for the most part easygoing. Many strange and original things got by which later would have been rejected as too eccentric."

They are fascinating though. And this book at least gives the full accreditation information for each page, so that one can follow up with further research.

The author Tom Robbins is quoted on the back cover: "Thanks to Weird & Wonderful, I now know what one book I would take with me to a desert island."

Truly weird. I'm not sure about the wonderful part. Dancing automobile parts, mother and child playing up in the telephone wires, food of all sorts doing things that food shouldn't do...
… (mere)
 
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2wonderY | Sep 16, 2014 |
French painter, Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939), impressionist depictions of homes and gardens. Very welcoming.
 
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keylawk | Jan 22, 2013 |

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Værker
51
Also by
1
Medlemmer
740
Popularitet
#34,321
Vurdering
3.9
Anmeldelser
9
ISBN
60
Udvalgt
1

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