The books included in this category are particularly notable for their illustrations and visual interpretation of the text.
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.
A review of the mostly philosophical non-fiction titles included in the Pocket Pocket Hardback Classics collection (selected because they have “changed the history of thought”).
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.
A sneak peek (with video and photos) of the upcoming MinaLima illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
An illustrated guide to the many editions of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s novel The Secret Garden.
FAO Schwarz and Target have banded together to release these pretty children’s classics book boxes, complete with swag.
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.