My Enid Blyton Bookcase!

The books! Over seven hundred of them and still counting...
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pete9012S wrote: 05 Jul 2021, 19:36 Image

John has very kindly emailed me pics of his all new library.
What delights and treasures it holds. There are so many I would like to read - what a fantastic collection!

See the books in large format here:

https://postimg.cc/gallery/5C6yvm9

It's lovely to see John Pickup's neat and enticing library, with all those gorgeous pictorial spines. Fabulous!
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That's a lovely looking collection. :)
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Superb John. I love the Bunter collection. :D
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I'm not sure if I've posted a picture of my collection before, but here's a panoramic view of my own EB library:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bzLv-e ... p=drivesdk
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Looks a great collection.

Is it the camera angle, or does the book case really curve round a wall?
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I'm impressed Ice Gemz, thanks for posting the picture of your EB library
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Very impressive, Ice_Gemz!
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Very impressive collection, Ice_Gemz. Was the image taken in a single camera panorama sweep or is it 2 or more panorama images stitched together?

Katharine, the curvature is a phenomenon of taking panorama shots. If you look at the reflection in the mirror to its left you can see it is a normal bookcase.
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Ice_Gemz wrote: 14 Jul 2021, 20:42 I'm not sure if I've posted a picture of my collection before, but here's a panoramic view of my own EB library:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bzLv-e ... p=drivesdk
Absolutely superb!
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Boatbuilder wrote: 14 Jul 2021, 23:35 Katharine, the curvature is a phenomenon of taking panorama shots. If you look at the reflection in the mirror to its left you can see it is a normal bookcase.
Thanks for that, I've just had another look. :)

I meant to say before, I love all the Noddy stuff, and also love the way there are wall decorations of various Enid Blyton bits and pieces. Very artistic. :D
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Very impressive, Ice Gemz.
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Thanks folks!

I used my phone's camera to take a long sweeping photo around the room, so all flat walls.

I've uploaded some individual photos of each side to make it easier to see.
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We need the links to them Ice_Gemz.
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Wonderful pictures Ice-Gemz. Great collection.
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