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.
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, Iron Flame & Onyx Storm.
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.
A collector’s guide to the works of Sue Grafton, writer of the iconic alphabet mystery series featuring the tenacious private investigator Kinsey Millhone.
The New York Review Children’s Collection includes a host of delightful classics. Up until recently they were all produced with quarter cloth bindings, but new editions no longer have them.
An illustrated collector’s guide to the New York Review Children’s Collection – pretty vintage classics with NYRB’s signature red binding.