Of Bookish Things<p>If you look carefully, you will see that the bottom half is an open book, with an illustration on the left and text on the right. The top half are two different pieces. Using various manipulations, I blended common elements, that give it a bit more unity.</p><p>The book is an interesting curiosity, that somehow ended up in my collection from previous generations. It is a Russian 1928 edition of Dominion by J F Rutherford ~ early Jehovah Witness proselytizing.</p><p>Beautifully bound with an <a href="https://c.im/tags/EmbossedCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmbossedCover</span></a>, and colour <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookPlate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookPlate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Illustrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustrations</span></a>. I’ve been tempted to use it for altered book art, but for now, just scans for collage work.</p><p>I have no idea if this book has any collector's value - it is an odd set of criteria: 1928, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReligiousTract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousTract</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/JFRutherford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JFRutherford</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JehovahWitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JehovahWitness</span></a> $$$ :bl46: 😂 </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/1920s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1920s</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCollecting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>