Illustrated Bibliography
Folklore Field Guides
This enchantingly illustrated natural history of magical creatures featuring foil-embossed cloth covers, ribbon markers and sprayed page edges.
Illustrated Bibliography
Wizard’s Library: Bookshelf Tour Part 2
The second half of my wonder-filled tour through a bookshelf full of magical tomes, supernatural creature guides, and out-of-this-world fantasy art.
Illustrated Bibliography
A Magical Wizard’s Library: Bookshelf Tour
A wonder-filled tour through a bookshelf full of magical tomes, supernatural creature guides and out-of-this-world fantasy art.
Beautiful Illustrations
The Enchanted Library – Carolyn Turgeon & Faerie Magazine
Collecting » Myths, Legends & Folklore » Enchanted Library Faerie Magazine’s Enchanted Library series Introduction The ‘Enchanted Library’ series is produced by Carolyn Turgeon, editor of Faerie Magazine. It includes a collection of exquisitely illustrated and beautifully designed so-called ‘lifestyle’ compendia, that incorporate the legends, lore, literature and art of Read more…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
How to See Fairies by Charles van Sandwyk
A review of the various editions of Charles van Sandwyk’s ‘How to See Fairies’ book – private press, standard and Folio Society treatment.
Myths & Legends
The Eerie Viking Art of Johan Egerkrans
Updated 2022. Johan Egerkrans is the Swedish illustrator of an amazing set of books on Norse Gods, Swedish fair folk, undead creatures and dragons. He combines a dark hard-edged imagination with the whimsy of Johan Bauer and Arthur Rackham.
Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Art of the Australian Fairy
A collection of literary magical fairy beings of the sort that typically feature prominently in pan-European fairy tales but here are living in the Australian bush from Ida Rentoul Outhwaite’s Fairyland to May Gibbs’ Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Ola Cohn & the Stories of The Fairy Tree
Ola Cohn carved the beautiful Fairies’ Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, and she also wrote several books about the creatures that live in the tree.
Illustrated Bibliography
Collecting Charles van Sandwyk
Updated 2022. I’ve been collecting Charles van Sandwyk’s delightful handmade artist books for many years, and I’m thrilled to announce that I just finished putting together an illustrated guide that I hope will help other collectors track down his fantastic body of work…
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Charles van Sandwyk’s Delightful Private Press Fairy Books
A video review of some of Charles van Sandwyk’s most charming private press fairy books – from the Gnome King’s Treasure Song to The Fairy Market.