Literary genres have particular features and functions that provide readers with certain expectations. Most of the books I read fall outside easy categorisation, but I try to include them in case you have particular interest in one area or another. Most of the books here are about fairy tales and myths, fantasy, classic literature, mystery and children’s books.
illustrated bibliography Illustrated Collector’s Guide to the Penguin Deluxe Classics Jump to the list Introduction This paperback series of ‘deluxe editions’ includes numerous world classics, featuring wraparound cover art by renowned comic artists, illustrators and graphic novelists. The volumes are glue-bound, but this is one of the rare series for which Read more…
The Barnes & Noble Pocket Sized Collectible Editions are small volumes (approximately 4″ x 7″) that include a range of poetry, history and philosophy titles. The books are hardbacks bound in decorative bonded leather, and they are published by Fall River Press, a subsidiary of Sterling Publishing which was bought Read more…
Skip the intro, take me straight to the book list… How long has the series been going? Barnes and Noble brought out their original series of collectible ‘exclusive’ leather-bound classic editions in 1992. The contents were mostly omnibus editions (with several titles by the same author in a single book) Read more…
A collection of unique sprayed edges and where to find them
Collector’s guides > Authors & Artists > Charles van Sandwyk > Gallery > Cards We’d all love to be able to afford an original piece of art for our walls, but unfortunately it is out of most peoples’ budgets. This gallery features some of Charles van Sandwyk’s art cards displayed to beautiful effect in stunning frames. Most Read more…
Collector’s Guides > Authors & Artists > Charles van Sandwyk Charles van Sandwyk: A Guide for Collectors: 2008 to present Charles van Sandwyk is one of my absolute favourite artists, and I have prepared the annotated bibliography and list of Charles van Sandwyk publications below as a guide for collectors. Read more…
Reviewing the beautifully illustrated oversized edition of Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale collection, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, and part of the Beehive Books ‘illuminated editions’ series.
The books in the leather-bound ‘Signature Editions’ collection under the Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics series were published between 2011 and 2012. Although they were advertised internally through booksellers as Signature Editions, the set is also known among collectors by a variety of other names such as ‘single volume classics,’ Read more…
B&N Collectible Editions Collecting guides > Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics > The Original Series This page focuses on the original ‘old style’ editions of the Barnes & Noble Collectible Leatherbound Classics, published between 1992-1996. If you are looking for one of the later collections, check out the complete list Read more…
Collector’s guides > Authors & Artists > Charles van Sandwyk > Gallery > Room 4 This is the fourth virtual room of my online Charles van Sandwyk gallery. If you hover over an image, you will see some additional information about it, and you can click on it to embiggen Read more…