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"Pierre-Joseph Redouté's LES LILIACÉES", Sotherby's Auction Catalogue - 20th November 1985 (publisher: Sotherby's, New York 1985) - Part 2
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"Pierre-Joseph Redouté's LES LILIACÉES", Sotherby's Auction Catalogue - 20th November 1985 (publisher: Sotherby's, New York 1985) - Part 3
I fell in love with these pictures as soon as I picked up this book some sixteen years ago! I had never really paid much attention to flower paintings before as I thought the subject too ordinary and mundane but this work is so extraordinary! The beautifully drawn shapes and natural colouring really make you appreciate the harmony and balance of each depicted plant. What makes them so powerful is not only their amazing realism but the sensuality achieved from the richness and depth of the colours, together with monumental and sculptural arrangement of leaves and flowers. Pierre-Joseph Redouté is rightly considered as one of the best and most famous flower painters of all time - this site provides quite a lengthy biography of the artist: http://www.pierre-joseph-redoute.com/
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"Paying Through The Nose And Other English Expressions" By Andrew Niccol, Pictures By Stephen Woodman (published by Sphere Books Ltd, UK 1983)
Some pretty funny cartoons in this book! http://www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis/2008/10/08/paying-through-the-nose/ Could not find a website by the artist unfortunately.
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"Paying Through The Nose And Other English Expressions" By Andrew Niccol, Pictures By Stephen Woodman (published by Sphere Books Ltd, UK 1983) - Part 2
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"The Book Of Bunny Suicides" By Andy Riley (published in Great Britain by Hodder And Stoughton, 2003) - Part 1
I know, you might think that I'm putting these cartoons up as a reaction to the Brexit vote but I am actually quite relieved with the recent referendum results - a little less power to the banks and the bureaucrats can't do much harm! Both the book and its creator, British cartoonist Andy Riley, are quite famous by now but I do wish the horrible rabbits munching on my lawn and flowers would take the hint and disappear forever! http://misterandyriley.com/
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"The Book Of Bunny Suicides" By Andy Riley (published in Great Britain by Hodder And Stoughton, 2003) - Part 2
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"Visiting The Foxes" By Nicolas Bebbington, Illustrated By R.M. Turvey (published by Blandford Press Ltd, London - mid 1940's)
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"Visiting The Foxes" By Nicolas Bebbington, Illustrated By R.M. Turvey (published by Blandford Press Ltd, London - mid 1940's) - Part 2
Couldn't find any information on R.M. Turvey who created these beautiful pictures for thi and a number of other Nicolas Bebbington books. This is a first edition book and the printing quality is superb but, annoyingly, the publication date is nowhere to be found! - perhaps there is a page missing. I am guessing from a quick search on the internet that it was published in the mid to late 1940's.
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"The Masters" By C. P. Snow Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books Great Britain 1956 - Reprinted 1963)
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"The Affair" By C. P. Snow, Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books, 1962, Reprinted 1963)
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"The New Men" By C. P. Snow, Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books, 1962, Reprinted 1963)
Three book jacket illustrations by the French illustrator, art historian, biographer and novelist Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Jullian There is also a more detailed biography along with a long list of his work as a writer on JOHN COULTHART's excellent blog: http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2010/12/13/philippe-jullian-connoisseur-of-the-exotic/ Here's an older post featuring Philippe Jullian's work http://picturesfromanoldbook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/for-whom-cloche-tolls-scrap-book-of_12.html
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"Wilt" By Tom Sharpe, Cover Illustration By Paul Sample (Published by Arrow Books in 2002, originally published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd in 1976)
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"Blott On The Landscape" By Tom Sharpe, Cover Illustration By Paul Sample (Published by Arrow Books in 2002, first published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1975)
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"Porterhouse Blue" By Tom Sharpe, Cover Illustration By Paul Sample (published by Arrow Books in 2002, first published in 1974 by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd)
I bought the whole box set of these books - eight in all - some twelve years ago specially for Paul Sample's stunning illustrations. I've actually read most of them and they are incredibly funny - Sharpe is a master at creating these stuck-up characters, oblivious to how they are affecting people around them which leads to tragic situations - always hilarious though! "Porterhouse Blue" was adapted for a TV series for Channel 4, starring David Jason and "Wilt" for a 1990 film with Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith. "Blott On The Landscape" was also made into a mini TV series in 1985, starring David Suchet.
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"The Throwback" By Tom Sharpe, Cover Illustration By Paul Sample (published by Arrow Books in 2002, first published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd in 1978)
Another fantastic cover by Paul Sample. http://www.paulsample-ogri.co.uk/Paul%20Sample.html
Here is also the Guardian obituary on the great comic novelist Tom Sharpe (1928 - 2013): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/06/tom-sharpe-dies
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"The Nonsense Verse Of Edward Lear" Illustrated By John Vernon Lord (published by Mandarin Paperbacks 1992, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1984) Part 1
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"The Nonsense Verse Of Edward Lear" Illustrated By John Vernon Lord (published by Mandarin Paperbacks 1992, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1984) Part 2
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"The Nonsense Verse Of Edward Lear" Illustrated By John Vernon Lord (published by Mandarin Paperbacks 1992, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1984) Part 3
The incredibly complex and intriguing work of John Vernon Lord (b.1939). This book has hundreds of illustrations for Edward Lear's limericks and each one is a marvel to look at. The detailed observations of costumes, animals, plants, insects and buildings, the compositions and the surprising humour are a huge inspiration. A must-have for illustration enthusiasts. The artist himself has been publishing quite a few from this book on his own amazing blog (together with loads of other pictures from his long career in publishing): http://johnvernonlord.blogspot.co.uk/
Here is also an extended article on his life and work, published in Sussex Living Magazine on his 75th birthday in 2014: http://sussexliving.com/december-feature-john-vernon-lord-life-illustration/#
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"But Soft: We Are Observed" By Hilaire Belloc, Drawings By G. K. Chesterton (published by Penguin Books Limited, 1939 - originally published in 1928)
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"But Soft: We Are Observed" By Hilaire Belloc, Drawings By G. K. Chesterton (published by Penguin Books Limited, 1939 - originally published in 1928) - Part 2
When I picked up this book about two months ago I was intrigued by these unusual drawings - quite minimalist, bold but delicate and funny at the same time. And then I saw the name of the artist, G. K. Chesterton, and thought it can't be him because he is a writer! Well, it turns out that G. K. Chesterton (born in London 1874-1936) wasn't only the famous writer but also a poet, philosopher, journalist, art and literary critic and many other things beside! I knew him from what is probably him best known work, the novel "The Man Who Was Thursday"(published in 1908). His pictures for this book were not a coincidence and he was a very close friend with Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953). A very good introduction to the man and his work here: http://www.chesterton.org/who-is-this-guy/
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