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…
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…
Collecting » Authors & Artists » Charles van Sandwyk » Publications: 1983-2009 Charles van Sandwyk: A Guide for Collectors On this page: About Charles van Sandwyk | How much do the books cost? | Where can I find his work? | What is in this collector’s guide? | Complete List Read more…
This article is all about fantasy and literary maps, and books that explore the real and imaginary landscapes of our favourite novels in detail. Includes video review.
A review of the leatherbound Agatha Christie Mystery Collection, a collectible book club set released by Bantam during the 1980s and 90s.
Reviewing a selection of the best ‘spooky’ books by the Folio Society, some of which are vintage books and some that are still available new.
Collecting » Myths, Legends & Folklore » Muller’s Fairy Tales Muller’s Folk & Fairy Tales On this page: Introduction | List of Books Introduction Welcome to my illustrated bibliography of all of the books in Frederick Muller’s Folk & Fairy Tales series (also known as the World Fairy Tales Collection). These books were Read more…
A guide to Penguin’s Galaxy Series – six of their greatest masterworks of science fiction and fantasy, curated by Neil Gaiman, with bright, bold “bare boards” naked hardcover designs with titles in stylized, embossed gold leaf type.
A searchable, sortable list of all the stories, authors and illustrators in the Best of Children’s Books series. Enjoy!
Despite being sold through a book club, the Best In Children’s Books volumes are not in fact true book club editions, since many of the stories and illustrations appeared for the first (and sometimes only) time in this format. The artists who worked on the series were quite extraordinary, including such luminaries as Andy Warhol and Maurice Sendak. This is the complete list of titles.