We spent the day roaming the cobblestone streets of Hannover Linden today, where I met an old friend who is the largest book seller in Germany, with over 1 million books for sale on Amazon. We browsed his extensive collection on towering bookshelves, all which overflowed with rare titles, mostly published between the early 1900's-1985.
I loved the children's books I found, and he was nice enough to give me 3 of my favorites, which I happily accepted. Not only do they help me practice my German, but the pretty illustrations and typefaces are so lovely, I can't stop looking at them. Two appeared as good as new, but it's the one that is clearly used that appears to me the most. Inside the front cover, there is a handwritten dedication from oma to granddaughter Nadine. Nadine stamped her Berlin address, along with a maus sticker, inside. To think that a little girl from Berlin once owned this book in 1972, a book that now belongs to me... I don't know, it's somewhat touching. This story was once read to her and tucked away on a bookshelf... I wonder what became of young Nadine?

While roaming the narrow halls of books, I noticed an old poster taped to the side of a wooden bookcase, and thought it was lovely enough to capture and share with you. The print was already in sephia, so I think the photo came out rather nicely... Her porcelin complexion and his adoring gaze couldn't resist my lens. Too bad they're smoking and not simply about to engage in a kiss.

After visiting the warehouse, we stumbled upon my new favorite coffee shop, Cafe Petit in Hannover Linden.
I snapped a few photos while there, and since I've been big into sephia shots lately, I thought I'd experiment a little. I clearly need more practice with my camera, but I really like how these came out.

Note: I'll be returning to Linden on Saturday for a studio tour and to meet a designer that I love, so I will post some photos from that tour on Monday. See you later today with some great design finds! I'm off to dinner, but upon my return, I promise to post some more goodies for you today.

(images from holly becker for decor8)