Pictures from an Old Book

A presentation and appreciation of illustrations from my book and magazine collection. A tribute to the talent and hard work of past and present illustrators and designers

Saturday, 19 October 2013

"Valentina And The Magic Lantern" by Guido Crepax (first published in 1976, this edition is published by Headline Publishing Group, Great Britain, 2012), Part 3

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      Crepax famously modelled Valentina's image on the legendary 1920's actress Louise Brooks (the pictures ...
Saturday, 12 October 2013

"Valentina And The Magic Lantern" by Guido Crepax (first published in 1976, this edition is published by Headline Publishing Group, Great Britain, 2012), Part 2

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  The deliberate absence of any dialogue or text in the entire book makes it quite unusual and drives the focus directly on the sequen...
Friday, 11 October 2013

"Valentina And The Magic Lantern" by Guido Crepax (first published in 1976, this edition is published by Headline Publishing Group, Great Britain, 2012)

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 Now, these comics are different. Italian artist Guido Crepax (1933-2003) added a new dimension to the world of comics in the 1960's...
Saturday, 5 October 2013

"Forever People", #9, July 1972, Written and Illustrated by Jack Kirby (published by National Periodical Publications, INC, New York 1972) - Part 2

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    I picked up this and several other issues of "Forever People" at a car boot sale last year and was so pleased with the...
Sunday, 29 September 2013

"Forever People", #9, July 1972, Written and Illustrated by Jack Kirby (published by National Periodical Publications, INC, New York 1972) - Part 1

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Thursday, 26 September 2013

"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" By Lewis Carroll, Illustrated By Anthony Browne (First published by Julia MacRae Books in 1988; this edition published by Walker Books Ltd, 2003) Part 3

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  Many references from the great surrealist artist Rene Magritte(1898-1967) but still Anthony Browne's imagination and humour are ...
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Monday, 23 September 2013

"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" By Lewis Carroll, Illustrated By Anthony Browne (First published by Julia MacRae Books in 1988; this edition published by Walker Books Ltd, 2003) Part 2

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  I wanted to buy this book ever since I saw the above illustration published in a magazine article, around 1989, but never got the cha...
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