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.
Win a copy of Visions of Beauty showcasing Kinuko Craft’s beautiful artwork!
Video review of Kinuko Craft’s deluxe 2022 art book, Visions of Beauty.
Visions of Beauty is a stunning collector’s edition of Kinuko Craft’s artwork, a feast for fantasy lovers filled with over 300 magical painting and drawings. Here we review her ethereal, fantastical, and magical art and covers, strikingly recognisable to lovers of her beautiful fairy tale books, as well as classic fantasy works by Patricia McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, Isaac Asimov and even Stephen King.
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 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.
The 25th anniversary gift edition of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights / The Golden Compass is beautifully illustrated by Chris Wormell and well worth finding for your collection.
These two editions of Pride & Prejudice contain pull-out letters and other fun ephemera like dance cards and family trees. They are such a treat!
An update to let you know I added a gallery of internal illustrations for the Folio Society Rainbow Fairy Books.