Articles about collecting books, special editions, annual reviews and gift guides.
These two editions of Pride & Prejudice contain pull-out letters and other fun ephemera like dance cards and family trees. They are such a treat!
I’ve made no secret of my love for the interactive illustrated MinaLima classic children’s stories collection (see a complete review here), and their Harry Potter series is shaping up to be just as incredible. The first volume was one of my top choices for 2020, and the second is listed Read more…
A selection of upcoming beautiful book publications and preorders for 2021 that are on my radar.
Skip the intro, take me straight to the books… Collecting The Secret Garden The Secret Garden is a classic children’s novel about a disagreeable young orphan Mary Lennox, whose heals her own sickly soul when she moves from British India to the wild Yorkshire Moors and makes friends while rebuilding Read more…
Welcome to my fourth annual holiday gift guide! In this post I review some of the most stunningly designed and physically beautiful books published during 2020, to help you find lovely gifts for your nearest and dearest – or even better, as a treat for yourself! The books are all listed Read more…
An introduction to Penguin’s deluxe limited editions, only 100 copies of each released, including The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern and Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee.
The Illustrated Alice Bibliography, Part 2 This page is a continuation of the illustrated bibliography of Alice in Wonderland editions – here you can enjoy looking at the most beautiful copies that were produced between 1970 to 2010. (Page 1 and Page 3 have reviews of earlier and later illustrated Read more…
The Illustrated Alice Bibliography, Part 3 This page is a continuation of the illustrated bibliography of Alice in Wonderland editions – here you can enjoy looking at the most beautiful copies that were produced between 1865 when Alice was first published, up until to 1969. If you notice a sudden rash of Read more…
The Illustrated Alice Bibliography: Part 4 This final section of the illustrated Alice bibliography has a collection of fun Alice-inspired spin-off books and series, as well as a collection of gifts and trinkets for your entertainment. (Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3 have reviews of the prettiest illustrated editions Read more…
