As I may have mentioned, my Grandfather had a bookstore near Taylor and Olive in Saint Louis back in the 1930’s which, like many other enterprises of that time, went bust during the 1930’s. So I have seen quite a bit of his stock, almost none of which had been sold after the store closed. One really curious collection of illustrated books interested me, just for being so odd, and especially unlike any of the other old books which were in his stock. I used the term illustrated book, but that’s really an understatement, as the content of these books consists solely of illustrations, without any text whatsoever to interfere with the emotive power of the pictures.
