Titled by those famous lines of Lewis Carroll's (anytime I start a sentence with "the time has come..." I have to say the following rhyme... to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax and cabbages and kings!), this vintage book is a real gem of information. A grandfather tells his grandchildren all about the origins of some every day, interesting things. Having a love of all things stationary/writing related I particularly liked the history of sealing wax (which I frequently use myself) and blotting paper. Published in 1928, the illustrations are just wonderful.
Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax
Ethel Clere Chamberlin 1928
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