Most of the books I read fall outside easy categorisation, but I try to include broad literary genres to help you sort through the information.
The World Mythology Series was first released in the 1980s and is known for the beautiful lush full colour paintings that accompany the tales.
A collector’s guide to the Queen’s Treasures series – a delightful vintage Bell & Son’s collection of children’s books with decorative cloth covers.
A collector’s guide to the beautiful clothbound White’s Fine Editions series of literary classics, including cover designers and other details.
A guide to Harper Muse’s new 2022 series of classics “Pretty Books – Painted Editions”.
The Marjolein Bastin illustrated classics series contains removable ephemera to breathe life into the period, along with delightful nature-based watercolor illustrations. This is a complete guide to the books in the series.
A complete illustrated bibliography and collector’s guide to MinaLima’s interactive children’s classics series, interactive Harry Potter, and more.
A collection of the most beautifully illustrated foreign (non-English) editions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books – Collector’s Guide to Alice in Wonderland, bibliography page 5.
A collection of ephemera photos for collectors of the Bantam Agatha Christie Mystery series – letters, advertisements and other fun stuff.
Special edition books released in 2021 (some in print, some OOP).
A collector’s guide to the books in Penguin’s clothbound poetry classics series.