libros viejos

Alex Dimitrov

"Darkness falls across the land, The midnight hour is close at hand! Creatures crawl in search of blood, To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood... And whosoever shall be found, Without the soul for getting down, Must stand and face the Hounds of Hell And rot inside a corpse’s shell... The foulest stench is in the air! The funk of forty thousand years! And grizzly ghouls from every tomb, Are closing in to seal your doom. And though you fight to stay alive... Your body starts to shiver... For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the thriller!"

Max Le Verrier.

the eggs

🦜 Ornithologie Brésilienne, ou, Histoire des oiseaux du Brésil Rio de Janeiro: Éditeur, Thomas Reeves, [1854-1856] Original source Image description: Illustration of three toucan species perched on intertwined branches, showcasing their distinctive large, colorful bills. The top bird has a prominent yellow bill with a black tip, black and white plumage, and an orange patch near its eye. Below it, a green-bodied toucan features a black head with yellow and green markings on the face, and a smaller curved bill. The third bird, mostly orange with a greenish face and similarly large bill, appears vocalizing. The detailed, vibrant rendering highlights the varied coloration and textures of the birds’ feathers and bills, typical of mid-19th century ornithological prints from “Ornithologie Brésilienne.”