Category Archives: Peter Newell

Joge-e: Two-Way Pictures

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

In the second half of the nineteenth century the west shows a sudden interest in images that can be seen upside down. There are several examples, the most famous being probably Peter Newell’s Topsys and Turvys (New York: The Century … Continue reading →

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The Quadrille

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Here is a poem, made of three limericks, by Louise Ayres Garnett and illustrated by Peter Newell. I’m taking it from an eBay auction, the description dates it to 1922 but does not say where it is taken from: Four … Continue reading →

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Peter Newell as a Successor to Edward Lear

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, December 1899, vol. C, No. DXCV, “Literary Notes” by John Kendrick Bangs, review of Peter Newell’s Pictures and Rhymes: … Equally individual in the character of his work is Mr. Peter Newell, who has just published … Continue reading →

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Another Peter Newell Patent

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

In 1909 Peter Newell filed an application for a patent on books with leaves “having designs thereon, and having corresponding portions of said designs cut away to provide sight openings.” The drawings used to illustrate it are sketches of the … Continue reading →

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Peter Newell's Patents

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Peter Newell’s innovations in book technology, while mostly not very radical, induced him to patent the designs he created, below is the first page of his patent for the Slant Book: In the specification he writes: … I, Peter S. … Continue reading →

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More on Peter Newell

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Marco Graziosi

You can now read Philip Hofer’s article on “Peter Newell’s Pictures and Rhymes”, which was published in Colophon. A Book Collectors’ Quarterly in 1934.

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Jungle-Jangle

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Marco Graziosi

The Peter Newell section of nonsenselit.org now has a full-size, perfect copy of Peter Newell’s Jungle-Jangle. Thanks to Bob & Ellen Watters, who kindly contacted me and scanned the book.

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