Vintage Books
Andrew Lang’s Story Books
An overview of the first editions of Andrew Lang’s Story Books & Poetry collections (which complement his Rainbow Fairy Books series).
Stunning Contemporary Illustrators
Kinuko Craft Book Covers
Visions of Beauty is a stunning collector’s edition of Kinuko Craft’s artwork, a feast for fantasy lovers filled with over 300 magical painting and drawings. Here we review her ethereal, fantastical, and magical art and covers, strikingly recognisable to lovers of her beautiful fairy tale books, as well as classic fantasy works by Patricia McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, Isaac Asimov and even Stephen King.
Illustrated Bibliography
Wordsworth Exclusive Collection (Paperbacks)
A collection of 21 paperback classic children’s titles with atmospheric covers, gold foiling and a low price point.
Myths & Legends
World Mythology Series: An Illustrated Bibliography
The World Mythology Series was first released in the 1980s and is known for the beautiful lush full colour paintings that accompany the tales.
Decorative Bindings
Dainty Queen’s Treasures
A collector’s guide to the Queen’s Treasures series – a delightful vintage Bell & Son’s collection of children’s books with decorative cloth covers.
Classic Novels
White’s Fine Editions
A collector’s guide to the beautiful clothbound White’s Fine Editions series of literary classics, including cover designers and other details.
Classic Novels
Harper Muse Painted Classics
A guide to Harper Muse’s new 2022 series of classics “Pretty Books – Painted Editions”.
Classic Novels
Marjolein Bastin Illustrated Classics
The Marjolein Bastin illustrated classics series contains removable ephemera to breathe life into the period, along with delightful nature-based watercolor illustrations. This is a complete guide to the books in the series.
Interactive Books
Collecting MinaLima Interactive Classics
A complete illustrated bibliography and collector’s guide to MinaLima’s interactive children’s classics series, interactive Harry Potter, and more.
Illustrated Bibliography
Alice in Wonderland – Beautiful Foreign Editions
A collection of the most beautifully illustrated foreign (non-English) editions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books – Collector’s Guide to Alice in Wonderland, bibliography page 5.