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Children's Books
by Old Book illustrations57 items Last modified December 19, 2014Illustrated children's books.
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Victorian Illustrations
by Old Book illustrations66 items Last modified October 9, 2013Literally: books containing illustrations published between 1837 and 1901, and executed by British artists - or artists settled in the UK.
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Wit, nonsense, humor
by Old Book illustrations14 items Last modified March 1, 2012Nonsensical and humorous literature: Edward Lear, Charles Keene, Phil May, etc...
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French Romantic Illustrations
by Old Book illustrations37 items Last modified January 26, 2012Books containing illustrations from the French Romantic era (which, as regards book illustrations, goes roughly from 1830 to 1880). Written in French, more often than not.
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Natural history
by Old Book illustrations20 items Last modified January 26, 2012Mostly flora and fauna, often with an encyclopedic approach, but not necessarily.
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Engraving, printing and typography
by Old Book illustrations12 items Last modified May 21, 2011Books related to engraving, engravers and the printing trade in general. It may include essays on the History of engraving or printing, technical handbooks, etc, but it excludes monographs about a particular artist, illustrated novels, encyclopedias. Books have to be illustrated.
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| December 19, 2014 | Old Book illustrations | Added Valentine and Orson. to the list. | |
| October 9, 2013 | Old Book illustrations | Added Old-fashioned fairy tales to the list. | |
| October 9, 2013 | Old Book illustrations | Added Old-fashioned fairy tales to the list. | |
| August 27, 2013 | Old Book illustrations | Added Our village to the list. | |
| July 5, 2013 | Old Book illustrations | Added The boy's King Arthur to the list. |