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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Dover", sorted by average review score:

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny: Full-Color Storybook (Dover Little Activity Books)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (June, 1995)
Authors: Beatrix Potter and Anna Pomaska
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the tale of benjamin bunny
This book is very easy to like and it makes yo want to read more. It talks about how he lost his clothes and much more if you wat to find out then you better read it.

Benjamin Bunny
My 2 year old loves this story she calls it, the bunny's friend book. She enjoys this story more than Peter Rabbit. I think that the story is more eventful than Peter Rabit; and it is nice that the bunnies get to finish their adventure. I have read hundreds of stories to my daughter and we both find this one enjoyable my 5 month old also seems to enjoy it. She likes the colorful pictures. I guess you could say that everyone is happy when this story is chosen. If you like Peter Rabbit you'll like Benjamin Bunny.


Tales of Conjure and the Color Line: 10 Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (October, 1998)
Authors: Joan R. Sherman and Charles Waddell Chesnutt
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The Stories of Charles Chessnutt
Charles Chestnutt (1858-1932)was a pioneering African-American short story writer, novelist and essayist. He wrote about the life of blacks during the reconstruction era and during slavery. He also wrote about turn-of-the century relationships between black people and white people and about the emerging black urban middle-class and its relationship to both poor rural black people and to educated white people.

Chestnutt wrote two volumes of stories, "The Conjure Woman" (1899) and "The Wife of his Youth and other Stories of the Color Line" (1899). This short, inexpensive book from the Dover Thrift series includes stories from each volume together with a useful introduction to Chestnutt by Joan Sherman.

There are five "Conjure Woman" stories in the brief volume. These stories take place in North Carolina just after the Civil War and they relate back to events and characters in the pre-Civil War period. The stories are told in a heavy dialect which takes some getting used to. The characters are a white Northern couple, John and Annie, who have moved to North Carolina, an aging black storyteller and former slave named Uncle Julius, and a "conjure woman" named Aunt Peggy. At critical moments during their stay in North Carolina, Uncle Julius tells John and Annie stories about the conjure woman which illuminate life in the slave South and which have a way of returning back to John and Annie as well. The stories are fun, creative, and outrageous.

The second group of five stories explore white black relationships subsequent to the Civil War as well as relationships between different types of black people. There are three stories which deal with highly educated black people and the ambivalence they feel towards the rural blacks in the post-Reconstruction south. These stories also show the difficulties faced by urban black people in the North at the turn-of-the century in gaining acceptance from their neighboors. (Chestnutt had first-hand experience of this situation.) There is also a story centering upon a lynching in a Sourthern town.

This is a short, inexpensive book which will introduce the reader to an early African-American writer who deserves to be better known.

The Stories of Charles Chesnutt
Charles Chesnutt (1858-1932)was a pioneering African-American short story writer, novelist and essayist. He wrote about the life of blacks during the reconstruction era and during slavery. He also wrote about turn-of-the century relationships between black people and white people and about the emerging black urban middle-class and its relationship to both poor rural black people and to educated white people.

Chesnutt wrote two volumes of stories, "The Conjure Woman" (1899) and "The Wife of his Youth and other Stories of the Color Line" (1899). This short, inexpensive book from the Dover Thrift series includes stories from each volume together with a useful introduction to Chesnutt by Joan Sherman.

There are five "Conjure Woman" stories in the brief volume. These stories take place in North Carolina just after the Civil War and they relate back to events and characters in the pre-Civil War period. The stories are told in a heavy dialect which takes some getting used to. The characters are a white Northern couple, John and Annie, who have moved to North Carolina, an aging black storyteller and former slave named Uncle Julius, and a "conjure woman" named Aunt Peggy. At critical moments during their stay in North Carolina, Uncle Julius tells John and Annie stories about the conjure woman which illuminate life in the slave South and which have a way of returning back to John and Annie as well. The stories are fun, creative, and outrageous.

The second group of five stories explore white black relationships subsequent to the Civil War as well as relationships between different types of black people. There are three stories which deal with highly educated black people and the ambivalence they feel towards the rural blacks in the post-Reconstruction south. These stories also show the difficulties faced by urban black people in the North at the turn-of-the century in gaining acceptance from their neighboors. (Chesnutt had first-hand experience of this situation.) There is also a story centering upon a lynching in a Sourthern town.

This is a short, inexpensive book which will introduce the reader to an early African-American writer who deserves to be better known.


Traditional Stencil Designs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (June, 1986)
Authors: Pradumna Tana and Rosalba Tana
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Nice selection of stencils
The stencil patterns in this book are large and easy to trace onto your stencil - I have used them on walls, mirrors (with frosted paint) and on furniture to make my home look more Indian without having to spend a lot of money...

Nice, but large Indian Designs
The book contains 60 large stencil designs on regular paper (not cut out!) of various subjects. There are floral borders, tree of life and other botanicals, as well as elephants, cows, horses, and some people playing traditonal Indian instruments.

According to the back cover, the authors travelled extensively in India to collect the designs, copying stencils used by village artisans and Hindu priests. The designs have traditionally been used to decorate the floors of temples, etc, so this is probably why they are so large in scale (usually one design per 8x10 page).

I still found it a worthwhile collection from which to pull Indian designs.


10 Easter Fun Books: Coloring Books, Stickers, Stencils, Postcards and More
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (September, 1991)
Authors: Dover Publications Inc and Dover
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10 Easter Fun Books: Coloring Books, Stickers, Stencils, Pos
The stickers were so colorful and the books had so much fun activities for the kids to enjoy.


1001 Spot Illustrations of the Lively Twenties (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (February, 1986)
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
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twenties find
Dover press is a great resource for spot illustrations that can be used in a multitude of odd projects. This book offers a rare find for those seeking black and white images for use on a project/social that has a theme of "the 20s". A must!


1300 Real and Fanciful Animals: From Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (July, 1998)
Authors: Matthaeus Merian, Matthaus Merian, and Joannes Theatrum Universale Omnium Animalium, Piscium, Avi Jonstonus
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An Excellent Reference
This book is a collection of images and engravings of mythological animals. For the artist who is in search of period imagery, I highly reccomend this book; the engravings are beautiful and wierd--enough to stimulate anyone's imagination! For one who wants content and description of these creatures, this book isn't for you--there is not much text. Overall, a great resource book for artists.


162 Traditional and Contemporary Designs for Stained Glass Projects (Dover Pictorical Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (December, 1991)
Author: Joel Wallach
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A regular source of inspiration for me
I have used a good number of the designs presented in this book for my own creations. Lots of contemporary floral designs and some traditional victorian patterns. Projects range from relatively simple to very complex - designs that fit very well in homes as in commercial establishments. I have adapted one design in this book to be placed in a piece of furniture that I created. All is in black and white, no pictures of completed projects.


2000 Early Advertising Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (October, 1995)
Author: Clarence P. Hornung
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Great Clips for Art
The 2,000 cuts offered here are a fine example of the craftsmanship and quality that imbued early advertising with its classic and lasting appeal. Editor Leslie Cabarga has choosen a stunning variety of images that are free to reproduce, making this book ideal for graphic designers and advertising departments. The cuts themselves offer a wide range of themes, from recreation to business and back again, and are appealing for both their technical production and kitsch value. The book's only failing is it's use of space: some of the images are packed too densely, making their use a bit tricky. Overall, though, a wonderful book.


235 Decorative Designs of the Twenties in Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (February, 1985)
Author: Henri Gillet
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235 decorative designs of the twenties in color
Could I review this book before of sal


24 Celtic and Medieval Display Fonts
Published in Software by Dover Pubns (December, 1999)
Author: Dover Publications Inc
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Partly as it says¿
This is an excellent collection of 24 fonts, with printed examples and indices of the special characters for Macintosh (access to Windows special characters is described in the ReadMe file). They represent a fine collection of Baroque and Gothic lettering, but very little of the material could really be called truly Celtic. Any church could spice up its documents for special occasions with this collection. The 'sz' of German formal text appears in a variety of forms. Also present are many other accented letters used in various European languages but not always included in more current fonts. Try it! Use it! There is creative material here!


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