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"What Are The Seven Wonders Of The World?" Peter D' Epiro & Mary Desmond...
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"What Are The Seven Wonders Of The World?" Peter D' Epiro & Mary Desmond...
The highly idiosyncratic and intriguing work of British illustrator Richard Beards. Not much information about the artist on the web but there are dozens of examples of his work on his website:...
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"Russo-Turkish War" Cover Illustration/Design by John Leighton (published by...
I loved the detailed work on this cover as soon as I saw it. It must be over a hundred years old - late 19th, possibly early 20th century. John Leighton (1822-1912) was indeed a renowned artist for his...
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"The World Of M.C. Escher" With Texts By M.C. Escher and J.L. Locher...
"Rind", 1955Wood engraving in four colours"Moebius Strip II", 1963Wood engraving in three colours
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"The World Of M.C. Escher" With Texts By M.C. Escher and J.L. Locher...
Cover: "Depth", 1955 - Wood engraving and woodcut in two colours"Sky and Water II", 1938 - Woodcut"Sky and Water I", 1938 - woodcut
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"The World Of M.C. Escher" With Texts By M.C. Escher and J.L. Locher...
Maurits Cornelis Escher (Netherlands, 1898-1972) is one of the best known graphic artists of the 20th century - most people would be familiar with works such as "Relativity" (1953) and "Waterfall"...
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"The Iliad And The Odyssey" Adapted From The Homer Classics By Jane Werner...
Powerful pictures by Alice and Martin Provensen illustrating Homer's epic stories full of action, drama and violence. The famous American couple worked together since the 1940's producing dozens of...
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"The Iliad And The Odyssey" Adapted From The Homer Classics By Jane Werner...
A few more from the beautiful and dynamic pictures by the famous husband and wife illustrating team - Alice and Martin Provensen. Strongly influenced by the Ancient Greek pottery imagery of course but...
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"My Big Book Of Sleepy-Time Tales" - A Collection Of Stories and Pictures by...
"The Cock and The Hen" This book is a collection of modern and traditional tales for children illustrated by a number of Czech artists (early 80's). Most of the pictures are stunning and quite...
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"My Big Book Of Sleepy-Time Tales" - A Collection Of Stories and Pictures by...
"The Obedient Goat Kids" The beautiful work of the Czech illustrator JIŘÍ FIXL. Brilliant colour schemes and such imaginative settings and details - they would have made lovely posters.Sleeping...
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"My Big Book Of Sleepy-Time Tales" - A Collection Of Stories and Pictures by...
The very colourful work of Olga Cechova, also in this book....
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"My Big Book Of Sleepy-Time Tales" - A Collection Of Stories and Pictures by...
Kornelie Nemeckova (born 1932, Vsetin)The work of Kveta Pacovska (born 1922, Prague) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kv%C4%9Bta_Pacovsk%C3%A1
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"BLOOD AND LAUGHTER, Caricatures From The 1905 Revolution" David King & Cathy...
These gruesome but extra-ordinary lithographs from a hundred and ten years ago came to my mind when I heard of last week's sickening and pointless killings in Paris. These pictures document a dark...
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"BLOOD AND LAUGHTER, Caricatures From The 1905 Revolution" David King & Cathy...
These pictures were incredibly outspoken and bold: The one below actually displays the names of government officials, generals or ministers under each bloody hand-print! The one below that, shows...
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Amateur Wireless & Radiovision No.598 (25 November 1933) - Britain's Leading...
This publication is exactly 82 years old today! I came across it a couple of years ago and was struck by all the unusual and elegant typefaces advertising obscure radio components - something I know...
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"The Tale Of The Golden Cockerel" By Alexander Pushkin, Illustrations By Ivan...
Russian illustrator Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (St Petersburgh 1876-1942) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bilibin
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"The Tale Of The Golden Cockerel" By Alexander Pushkin, Illustrations By Ivan...
I found this book completely by chance at our local second-hand bookshop. Ivan Bilibin's amazing illustrations stood out a mile next to the other books! I had mentioned the artist on this blog only...
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