Vintage Modern Art Archives

Collecting Moomin Books: Editions to Treasure

Discover Tove Jansson’s delightful Moomin book series – complete list of novels, picture books & comics – with tips on in print & collectible editions.

By Daisy, 11 months ago 4 March 2026

Illustrated Bibliography

Agatha Christie Collectable Facsimile Editions

Harper Collins released a series of affordable facsimile first edition Christies between 2011 and 2017 featuring the original pictorial dust jackets.

By Daisy, 3 years ago 17 April 2026

Children's Literature

What happened to the NYRB Children’s Classics?

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.

By Daisy, 3 years ago 17 July 2023

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Vintage Modern Art

New York Review Books: Children’s Collection

An illustrated collector’s guide to the New York Review Children’s Collection – pretty vintage classics with NYRB’s signature red binding.

By Daisy, 3 years ago 14 March 2026

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Fairy Tales & Folklore

The Stunning Purnell Myths & Legends Series

A series of five myth, legend and folklore collections from the 1960s written by Roger Lancelyn Green and stunningly illustrated by talented twin artists Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone.

By Daisy, 4 years ago 17 June 2025

Illustrated Bibliography

Alice in Wonderland – Illustrated Bibliography (Information Age)

Beautiful illustrated Alice editions from the ‘Information Age’ (1970-2010) – Collector’s Guide to Alice in Wonderland

By Daisy, 6 years ago 18 April 2026

Children's Literature

Angus McBride’s Famous Pets

A selection of illustrations from Angus McBride’s beautiful series of “famous pets”, which appeared in Finding Out magazines published in the early 1960s.

By Daisy, 6 years ago 15 May 2022

Decorative Bindings

The Art of Murder: Agatha Christie & Tom Adams

Tom Adams designed the paperback book covers for Agatha Christie for over 20 years, with designs for Fontana in UK/Europe and Pocket Books in the US, so his works are easily recognisable around the globe. This video reviews all the covers and decodes some of the secrets behind their designs.

By Daisy, 7 years ago 22 April 2022

Mystery

Agatha Christie & the Cover Art of Tom Adams

An illustrated collector’s guide to the complete collection of Tom Adam’s iconic Agatha Christie covers, including interesting trivia about clues and other clever details in the artworks.

By Daisy, 7 years ago 10 April 2026

Fantasy & SciFi

Grahame Johnstone’s ‘Finding Out’ Fables

Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone illustrated several stunning series of myths, legends and folk tales for 5 years of Finding Out Magazine, some of which never appeared elsewhere…

By Daisy, 7 years ago 19 February 2025

Vintage Modern Art

This category showcases the incredible best vintage modern books containing illustrations that were primarily produced between the 1940s to the 1970s. Artwork styles represented by this period include genres such as midcentury modern, realism, neo-expressionism and post-modern.