These books represent some of the most stunning illustration art that is being published today. They generally include works by contemporary artists whose work was mostly produced from the 1980s onwards.
The Illustrated Alice Bibliography, Part 2 This page is a continuation of the illustrated bibliography of Alice in Wonderland editions – here you can enjoy looking at the most beautiful copies that were produced between 1970 to 2010. (Page 1 and Page 3 have reviews of earlier and later illustrated Read more…
The Illustrated Alice Bibliography: Part 4 This final section of the illustrated Alice bibliography has a collection of fun Alice-inspired spin-off books and series, as well as a collection of gifts and trinkets for your entertainment. (Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3 have reviews of the prettiest illustrated editions Read more…
Beehive Books The Beehive Books ‘Illuminated Editions’ series is an ongoing series of classic literary masterworks. Each volume is beautifully designed by Maëlle Doliveux, filled with stunning illustrations, and presented in a slipcase. The books are oversized (9″x12″) cloth-bound hardcovers with sewn signatures. The slipcases are textured, being elaborately debossed Read more…
A wonder-filled tour through a bookshelf full of magical tomes, supernatural creature guides and out-of-this-world fantasy art.
Faerie Magazine’s Enchanted Library series 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 various magical creatures, as well as fashion and beauty; and Read more…
MinaLima’s design for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is a delightful addition to their interactive children’s classics series and a must for any Alice collection.
The Penguin Sisterhood collection – bright beautiful paperback classics about strong, fearless and inspiring women and girls. Plus an additional list of contemporary classics to increase the diversity.
An illustrated review of the most beautiful books published in 2019
A closer look at the Good Omens ‘Occult’ limited edition by Dunmanifestin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_tBJXFLOzc A quick video tour of the fancy sprayed page edge treatments in my collection at the moment. If you’d like to know where to find these ones (and a whole host of others), check out the illustrated list of fancy sprayed edges here (I keep it regularly updated with Read more…