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Illustrated Bibliography

Best in Children’s Books – The Complete List, Illustrated

Hi all Today’s post is a companion to last week’s one on the Junior Deluxe Editions. The Best in Children’s Books series was also released by Doubleday, and they share enough design features with the JDE series that many casual readers conflate the two. But this series is quite different, and in fact Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years2 years ago
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Illustrated Bibliography

Junior Deluxe Editions – The Complete List, Illustrated

The latest page in my list of illustrated bibliographies is finally up – a complete list of all the books in the Junior Deluxe Editions series. Many people will be familiar with these brightly coloured and cheerfully illustrated children’s books, as they were the book club for children throughout the 1950s. Most of the books Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years2 months ago
Children's Literature

Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone – Incredibly Talented Twin Illustrators

By Daisy, 3 years2 years ago
Illustrated Bibliography

Errol Le Cain – Master of Design and Colour in Children’s Book Illustration

A complete annotated illustrated bibliography of the work of master illustrator Errol Le Cain

By Daisy, 3 years9 months ago
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Fairy Tales & Folklore

Rockport’s Delightful Classics Reimagined Series

Classics Reimagined Series by Rockport (Quarto) Rockport’s Classics Reimagined is a library of stunning collector’s editions of unabridged classic novels illustrated by contemporary artists from around the world. Each artist offers his or her own unique, visual interpretation of the most well-loved, widely read, and avidly collected literature from renowned authors.  Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years2 months ago
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Folio Society

Hidden Secrets in the Folio Society’s edition of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Uncovering the hidden flip book in the Folio Society’s commentary volume for The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupéry.

By Daisy, 3 years9 months ago
Fairy Tales & Folklore

Charles van Sandwyk’s Delightful Private Press Fairy Books

Charles van Sandwyk is a Vancouver artist, whose drawings and watercolours are reminiscent of the Golden Age of illustrators. He has illustrated several books for the Folio Society, and is also the author of numerous hand-made and private press books. The video link above looks at a sample of his Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years2 years ago
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Beautiful Books: Holiday Gift Guide for 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTk7youkKXA Welcome to this quick review of 40 of the most beautiful books published this year, with the aim of helping you to find appropriate gifts for your nearest and dearest, or – even better – take an opportunity to treat yourself during the holiday season! The books are loosely Read more…

By Daisy, 3 years2 months ago

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