The decorative bindings showcased in this category include decorative gilt designs on the boards, highly illustrated jackets, and other book coverings that will make your bookshelf sparkle.
Calla Editions is Dover’ premium imprint, and it primarily reproduces works from the “golden age of illustration” – a period when bookmaking was a beloved art form and many stunningly illustrated books were produced. Most are cloth-bound facsimiles of deluxe editions of illustrated children’s classics, but there are also original designs, photo collections, recipe books and other non-fiction selections.
A collector’s guide to all the paperback books in the beautiful Penguin Deluxe Classics series, with arresting cover designs and French flaps.
Collector’s guide to Barnes & Noble Pocket-sized collectible classics series: small volumes of poetry, philosophy and history in decorative bonded leather.
A complete list of ALL the books published in the Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics series (aka Leatherbound Classics), illustrated. Includes past and current titles.
A collection of unique sprayed edges and where to find them
Updated 2023. Illustrated list of the Penguin Vitae series, an authoritative classics collection featuring diverse authors, foiled hardback covers and pretty endpapers.
Collecting » Classics » Barnes & Noble » Children’s Treasuries Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Deluxe Children’s Treasuries On this page: Introduction | FAQ | Complete List of Titles Introduction These oversized, profusely illustrated ‘deluxe’ treasury editions in the Barnes & Noble collectible leatherbound classics series are usually tall, slim volumes Read more
A guide to all the books in the ‘Signature Editions’ collection of the Barnes & Noble leatherbound classics series.
A collector’s guide to the original Barnes & Noble leatherbound classics, first printed in the early ’90s, which featured simple gilt designs on sombre colored bonded leather bindings.
A collector’s guide to the Barnes & Noble rainbow children’s classics series, with brightly colored leather covers featuring silhouettes by Kate Forrester.