Post by Keri on May 7, 2007 0:40:42 GMT -5
Original Price: $30.00
Dimensions: 5 1/4x5x5 (heightxdepthxwidth)
Grade: A-
Kit's bookend looks so very cosy to me, almost straight out of her father's or uncle's studies. She's wearing the adorable reddish brown dress with the green rickrack trim that she wore in her Christmas story, and is curled up in a large leather chair with a book on her lap.
Behind her is a set of bookcases that form a corner. What's really awesome, in my opinion, is that they're fully detailed. Even though you don't really see the books unless you're looking super closely, they're still sculpted and painted!
The detail work is about fifty times awesomer than that of the ornaments and figurines, I think.
It's pretty cute that her bookbag is propped against the chair, and other books are piled on the side. Plus, there's a small clock and a pineapple-looking plant on a plantstand!
The bookstand has a nice weight to it and seems to be made of resin or some other sturdy material. Unfortunately, I think it would probably break easily. I'm always afraid the pineapple will break off the stand, or the stand itself will snap in half, if I touch it wrong, so I've left the protective padding wrapped around it.
The bottom of the bookend has Hallmark/AG information stamped into it, and there are four felt casters to protect surfaces.
If you've purchased the bookend new or like new, it has a hangtag tied to the chair with a ribbon. The inside of the tag tells you that the bookend is from a set of 8 which are sold individually so you can mix and match to preference. The other side has a small blurb about Kit being a writer AND a reader.
I think this is a great addition to a book or Kit collection. My A- grade is primarily because of the fragility of the pineapple plantstand. Also, I have no clue what that plant is supposed to be, but it really does look like a pineapple, doesn't it?
--- KERI
Dimensions: 5 1/4x5x5 (heightxdepthxwidth)
Grade: A-
Kit's bookend looks so very cosy to me, almost straight out of her father's or uncle's studies. She's wearing the adorable reddish brown dress with the green rickrack trim that she wore in her Christmas story, and is curled up in a large leather chair with a book on her lap.
Behind her is a set of bookcases that form a corner. What's really awesome, in my opinion, is that they're fully detailed. Even though you don't really see the books unless you're looking super closely, they're still sculpted and painted!
The detail work is about fifty times awesomer than that of the ornaments and figurines, I think.
It's pretty cute that her bookbag is propped against the chair, and other books are piled on the side. Plus, there's a small clock and a pineapple-looking plant on a plantstand!
The bookstand has a nice weight to it and seems to be made of resin or some other sturdy material. Unfortunately, I think it would probably break easily. I'm always afraid the pineapple will break off the stand, or the stand itself will snap in half, if I touch it wrong, so I've left the protective padding wrapped around it.
The bottom of the bookend has Hallmark/AG information stamped into it, and there are four felt casters to protect surfaces.
If you've purchased the bookend new or like new, it has a hangtag tied to the chair with a ribbon. The inside of the tag tells you that the bookend is from a set of 8 which are sold individually so you can mix and match to preference. The other side has a small blurb about Kit being a writer AND a reader.
I think this is a great addition to a book or Kit collection. My A- grade is primarily because of the fragility of the pineapple plantstand. Also, I have no clue what that plant is supposed to be, but it really does look like a pineapple, doesn't it?
--- KERI