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• The Art of Beatrix Potter

  Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations

  Freidenrich, Emily,

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  "Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems--ranging from character sketches and notebook pages to watercolor landscapes and natural history illustrations--this monograph explores Potter's artistic process and reveals the places that inspired…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 100 Great Children's Picturebooks

  Salisbury, Martin,

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  "Fearlessly confronting the frontiers between a child's picturebook and art, this is a collection of books that anyone with an interest in design, illustration or simply children's literature should know about."

• Worlds Beyond Time

  Sci-fi Art of The 1970s

  Rowe, Adam,

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  "With deep dives into the subject matter that commonly appeared on these covers - spaceships, alien landscapes, fantasy realms, cryptozoology, and heavy machinery - this book is a loving tribute to a unique and robust art form whose legacy lives on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

  Hammond, Wayne G.

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  "The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien showcases the complete artwork created by the author for his story--including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans."

• Unpainted to the Last

  Moby-Dick and Twentieth-century American Art

  Schultz, Elizabeth A.

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  "Innovative and lavishly illustrated, Unpainted to the Last illuminates this impressive body of work and shows how it opens up our understanding of both Moby-Dick and twentieth-century American art."

• Native American Picture Books of Change

  the Art of Historic Children's Editions

  Benes, Rebecca C.

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  "In this book illustrated with 150 enchanting paintings and historical photographs, some from as early as 1922, the author describes the history and motivation behind some of the most exceptional children's books published in the United States."

• Maurice Sendak

  a Celebration of the Artist and His Work

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  "The preeminent children's book artist of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak and his sixty-year career are celebrated in this full-color catalog of more than two hundred images being exhibited at the Society of Illustrators in New York City from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Pulp Fiction

  An Illustrated History of Vintage Paperbacks

  Hulse, Ed, 1953-

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  "Judge these books by their covers! Get immersed in the definitive visual history of pulp fiction paperbacks from 1940 to 1970."

• The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats

  Nahson, Claudia J.

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  "Coinciding with The Snowy Day 's 50th anniversary, the current publication features more than 75 illustrations alongside essays by Claudia Nahson and Maurice Berger, who discuss Keats's Jewish background, his advocacy of civil rights, his inventive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Illustrators' Sketchbooks

  Inside the Creative Processes of 60 Iconic and Emerging Artists

  Salisbury, Martin,

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  "Featuring the sketchbooks of Charlotte Ager, Quentin Blake, Jean de Brunhoff, Edward Gorey, Hergé, Hokusai, Tove Jansson, Beatrix Potter, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, and many more!"

• Pictures

  Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973,

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  "Examples of his art range from delicate watercolours depicting Rivendell, The Forest of Lothl̤rien, Smaug, and Old Man Willow, to drawings and sketches of Moria Gate and Minas Tirith."

• Classic Penguin

  Cover to Cover

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  "From Drop Caps to Deluxes, Penguin Creative Director Paul Buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put Penguin Classics at the forefront of the book design world."

• 100 Years of Oz

  a Century of Classic Images From The Wizard of Oz Collection of Willard Carroll

  Fricke, John

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  "Willard Carroll draws from his private collection of more than 10,000 museum quality pieces to offer a glimpse of Baum's creations and their influence on popular culture."