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This enchantingly illustrated natural history of magical creatures featuring foil-embossed cloth covers, ribbon markers and sprayed page edges.
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.
This enchantingly illustrated natural history of magical creatures featuring foil-embossed cloth covers, ribbon markers and sprayed page edges.
Penguin’s Vintage Classics imprint has launched a Quarterbound Classics series. These gift editions feature a brightly coloured quarter cloth binding, contemporary illustrations, red silk ribbon bookmark and other finishes throughout the text.
A complete illustrated list of all the books in Macmillan’s vintage Cranford Series, and associated titles, distinctive for their decorative gilt covers on dark green cloth bindings.
A guide to collecting the vintage Dent Dutton Children’s Illustrated Classics series – the ones with pretty patterned cloth covers.
Recently added special editions announced in July 2023.
A collector’s guide to the special edition books in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, including Fourth Wing and Iron Flame.
Recently added special editions announced in June 2023.
For the Sue Grafton fans out there, a new collector’s guide including the alphabet mystery series and a whole host of other interesting publications, from ARCs to film scripts to anthologies and other Graftiana…
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.
With her iconic alphabet mystery series featuring the tenacious private investigator Kinsey Millhone, Sue Grafton became a beloved figure in the world of crime fiction. This collector’s guide reviews first editions, include cost estimates, and shares details of lesser known ephemera.