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The Wool of Bat series focuses on the preservation and promotion of folklore and oral history from around the world. Authentic stories plus stunning artwork makes this series one to collect for mythology lovers.

By Daisy, 6 days23 September 2023 ago

Fairy Tales & Folklore

Kew Gardens Folklore

The Kew Gardens’ magical folklore series explores the links between humans, plants and fungi through stories of wild places, otherworldly creatures and stories of supernatural mischief, all accompanied by beautiful vintage illustrations.

By Daisy, 7 days23 September 2023 ago

Myths & Legends

DK Ancient Myths

Enjoy contemporary retellings of ancient stories from Greek, Norse and Egyptian mythology, paired with stunning art deco-style illustrations, in this series of ancient myths published by DK.

By Daisy, 7 days23 September 2023 ago

Illustrated Bibliography

Folklore Field Guides

This enchantingly illustrated natural history of magical creatures featuring foil-embossed cloth covers, ribbon markers and sprayed page edges.

By Daisy, 1 week22 September 2023 ago

Decorative Bindings

Harrap’s Myths Series

George G. Harrap published a series of a dozen books called “The Myths Series” between 1907 and 1917. The covers are not uniform, but are all decorative and collectible. This illustrated article explores all the titles in the series.

By Daisy, 4 months14 June 2023 ago

Myths & Legends

World Mythology Series: An Illustrated Bibliography

The World Mythology Series was first released in the 1980s and is known for the beautiful lush full colour paintings that accompany the tales.

By Daisy, 1 year13 April 2022 ago

Decorative Bindings

Gresham Myths & Legends in Literature and Art

The Gresham Myths, or Gresham’s ‘Myth and Legend in Literature and Art’ series is a beautiful collection of 12 vintage books with stunning Art Nouveau decorative bindings, produced between 1912-1931.

By Daisy, 3 years19 April 2020 ago

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Beautiful Illustrations

The Enchanted Library – Carolyn Turgeon & Faerie Magazine

Collecting » Myths, Legends & Folklore » Enchanted Library Faerie Magazine’s Enchanted Library series Introduction The ‘Enchanted Library’ series is produced by Carolyn Turgeon, editor of Faerie Magazine. It includes a collection of exquisitely illustrated and beautifully designed so-called ‘lifestyle’ compendia, that incorporate the legends, lore, literature and art of Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years4 April 2020 ago

Fantasy & SciFi

Ologies Series: Interactive Fantasy Encyclopedias

Collecting » Interactive » Ology Encyclopedias Ologies Series: Interactive Fantasy Encyclopedias On this page: Introduction | FAQ | List of Ology Books Introduction The Ologies series includes many volumes of beautifully illustrated fictional encyclopaedias on various topics, mostly concentrating on fantasy themes. Each of the books is given a fictional author, Read more…

By Daisy, 4 years23 March 2020 ago

Myths & Legends

The Eerie Viking Art of Johan Egerkrans

Updated 2022. Johan Egerkrans is the Swedish illustrator of an amazing set of books on Norse Gods, Swedish fair folk, undead creatures and dragons. He combines a dark hard-edged imagination with the whimsy of Johan Bauer and Arthur Rackham.

By Daisy, 4 years26 April 2019 ago

Myths & Legends

Stories based on tradition or semi-truth, or that ‘convey a truth’ to those who hear them. They usually involve heroic characters or fantastic places, and may represent spiritual beliefs. Typically, they have important meaning or symbolism for the culture in which they originate.