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Looking forward to getting stuck into Nick Bantock’s latest trickery - Dubious Documents - A Puzzle. Anyone who has read his work will know how beautiful each one is with envelopes to open, mysteries to unravel and ephemera collage art abound. This ornate masterpiece is in itself a puzzle with 16 envelopes to open with 16 clues to decipher. Pop the kettle on…I may be sometime. . . . #nickbantock #dubiousdocuments #sabineandgriffin #ephemera #collageart #puzzlelover #escaperoomology #conundrum #beautifulbooks (at Harrowby, Lincolnshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaUZyuI1uY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some more treasures from when I was going through stuff. I believe I discovered the "Griffin & Sabine" trilogy by Nick Bantock when I was in college. The story is a mystery and a romance and so much more. The extraordinary thing is the physical books themselves. The story is told through a series of correspondence. In these books, you take the letters out of envelopes to read them. The illustrations are gorgeous. Having worked in textbook publishing for so long, I can only imagine how much it cost to print and manufacture these books. Turns out there was a second trilogy later and then one more book a few years ago. And where does Griffin live ... London. #griffin #sabine #griffinandsabine #nickbantock #london #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2KjYBfD49m/?igshid=126wqb770mvjk

2006 HCDJ Windflower by Nick Bantock Eduardo Ponti. First Edition First Printing. With full number line. Like New. $20 plus shipping. 📚📖🌻 #nickbantock #eduardoponti #firstedition #griffinandsabine #booksofinstagram #bookseller #bookstagram #instabooks #booksofig #igbooks #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookish #booknerdigans #bookaneer #bookaneer4sale (at Dodge Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxac8nTnTp7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xw7udcjedxpz

Yesterday's antiques 1: A book by Nick Bantock, a favorite of mine. Bantock makes picture books for adults, with wonderful art and themes that often border on the supernatural. The antique mall isn't a fantastic place for books, but I always find SOMETHING. #books #bookstagram #usedbooks #antiques #antiquing #nickbantock

Love. Story. Continued... ♡♡♡ #nickbantock #griffinandsabine #everypage #beautifulartwork #drawings #postcards #letters #mustread #lovestory ♡♡♡

❤️❤️ #nickbantock #griffinandsabine #everypage #beautifulartwork #postcards #letters #mustread #lovestory

From a beautiful love story onto a mysterious one... ❤️ #nickbantock #griffinandsabine #everypage #beautifulartwork #postcards #letters #mustread #lovestory

Book number 15 for 2017 is the unique, beautiful and haunting #SabinesNotebook. The whole #GriffinandSabine series just takes the epistolary genre a notch higher. There's nothing like actually opening an envelope and pulling out the letter inside to advance the novel's story. The ending kept me up way past midnight because it's so frustrating not to know what happens next. Hoping to find the other books in my next book adventures. #NickBantock #books #bookstagram #igreads #ireadbooksactually