Fantasy & SciFi
Angus McBride’s Legendary Beasts
The ‘Legendary Beasts’ series by fantasy artist Angus McBride appeared weekly on the back of Finding Out magazines for 36 weeks during 1966.
Children's Literature
Collecting Junior Deluxe Editions
All the secrets of this cheerful vintage series of children’s books – variant editions, illustrators, and some interesting publication history. Includes video.
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Hamish Hamilton’s “A Book Of…” Myths, Legends and Magical Tales
Collecting » Myths, Legends, Folklore » Hamish Hamilton Myths Hamish Hamilton’s “A Book Of…” Myths, Legends & Magical Tales Introduction This wonderful series collecting older short stories, folklore, poetry and excerpts from longer literature was released by UK publisher Hamish Hamilton throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. The selection of Read more…
Children's Literature
Spit, Spot, A Mary Poppins Comparison
An illustrated review (with video) of the most beautiful editions of the Mary Poppins books, including a little trivia and some of the differences between the books and the movies.
Children's Literature
Wordsworth’s Collector’s Editions of Classic Novels
Updated 2023. A collector’s guide to all the titles in this series of prettily decorated, inexpensive hardbacks.
Illustrated Bibliography
Collecting Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone – Twin Illustrators
Collecting » Authors & Artists » Grahame Johnstone Twins Collecting Twin Illustrators Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone Jump to: Introduction | Biography | Artwork | Complete list of Titles Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated (this does not affect my Read more…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Andrew Lang’s Original Rainbow Fairy Books
An overview of the first editions of Andrew Lang’s Rainbow Fairy Books series
Beautiful Illustrations
Children’s Literature & Fairy Tales
How to find the most beautiful editions of children’s books, including both vintage and contemporary designs, and beautiful illustrations.
Fantasy & SciFi
Illustrated Edition of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
A video overview and review of the gorgeous deluxe illustrated edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
Children's Literature
MinaLima’s Interactive Illustrated Classics Series
Updated 2022. All the books in MinaLima’s Interactive Classics series. Includes video reviews.