Pre-Raphaelite Lovers Take Note

Ellen Kushner is running the last of the Endicott West auctions today, starting with the promised "Pre-Raphaelite Blow-out." 

As I mentioned in a previous post, E-West's extensive library must be entirely cleared out this week -- and although most of the collection is being donated to the research library at Northern Illinois University (via the excellent Lynne Thomas), we've chosen a few books to auction off to those of you who might want to own a small piece of E-West history (and to help defray expensive moving costs). Today's offerings were specially selected for all our fellow Pre-Raphaelite fans....

The first is a box of Pre-Raphaelite books of various kinds. The books are pictured below (click on the photo for a larger version), plus I've thrown in a few surprises (not pictured).

Second, a Strictly Morris box. Here are the books that it contains :

Third, we're auctioning off my old "Hell's Pre-Raphaelite" motorcycle jacket, handpainted by my friend Cortney Skinner. I wore (and dearly loved) this jacket for twenty years -- but health issues, alas, have put my motorcycle days behind me, and it's time for this amazing jacket to be passed on to someone who will love it just as much as I have. The painting on the back has faded a bit due to all those long motorcyle rides in the hot desert sun, but Cortney has very kindly offered to touch it up again for the auction winner.  (More information on this auction is here. And to see Cortney's other fabulous illustration work, go here.)

Other auction offers: two boxes of fabric bits and pieces (left over from curtains, pillows, and such at Endicott West), which we reckon could be of use to quilters. One box contains Morris, Liberty of London, and velvet pieces (brought over from England); and the other one contains a miscellany of Western prints. Go to the auction page (on Ellen's "Puggy's Hill" blog) for more information.

And finally, Ellen has two more auction offerings in store: a box of books by writers who have stayed at the retreat (all signed), and a box of sketches and prints by me (from last week's studio clear-out). Stay tuned for those later today, as they will be the very last E-West auction items.

If any of you can help spread the word to folks who might be interested in any of these items, I'd be grateful indeed.