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Vibrant Vintage Illustrations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey by Alice and Martin Provensen
Vibrant Vintage Illustrations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey by Alice and Martin Provensen

Ancient Greek mythology meets mid-century art.

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Salvador Dalí Illustrates Montaigne: Sublime Surrealism from a Rare 1947 Limited Edition, Signed by Dalí
Salvador Dalí Illustrates Montaigne: Sublime Surrealism from a Rare 1947 Limited Edition, Signed by Dalí

Two of history’s most formidable talents, at the intersection of literature at art.

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Outer Space Humor: Vintage Illustrated Astro-Jokes from the Zenith of the Space Race
Outer Space Humor: Vintage Illustrated Astro-Jokes from the Zenith of the Space Race

“A visitor from Jupiter, watching a typical Western on television, remarked to a friend: ‘How come the hero has a biped riding on his back?'”

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Open House for Butterflies: Ruth Krauss’s Final and Loveliest Collaboration with Maurice Sendak
Open House for Butterflies: Ruth Krauss’s Final and Loveliest Collaboration with Maurice Sendak

“Krauss books can be bridges between the poor dull insensitive adult and the fresh, imaginative, brand-new child.”

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When Edward Gorey Illustrated Dracula: Two Masters of the Macabre, Together
When Edward Gorey Illustrated Dracula: Two Masters of the Macabre, Together

“No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.”

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The Making of a 21st-Century Illuminated Manuscript: Inside Debbie Millman’s Creative Process
The Making of a 21st-Century Illuminated Manuscript: Inside Debbie Millman’s Creative Process

How an illustrated poem comes to life.

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Stunning Illustrations for Irish Myths and Legends
Stunning Illustrations for Irish Myths and Legends

“I have wished to become a child again that I might find this book.”

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The Book of Mean People: Toni Morrison’s Children’s Allegory about Kindness and the Importance of Considering Context Before Making Judgments
The Book of Mean People: Toni Morrison’s Children’s Allegory about Kindness and the Importance of Considering Context Before Making Judgments

“Big people are little when they are mean. But little people are not big when they are mean.”

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The Cat and the Devil: Rare Illustrations from James Joyce’s Little-Known Children’s Story
The Cat and the Devil: Rare Illustrations from James Joyce’s Little-Known Children’s Story

Gerald Rose’s wonderful drawings depicting Joyce himself as the satanic protagonist of his irreverent children’s book.

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Alice and Martin Provensen’s Stunning Vintage Illustrations for Twelve Classic Fairy Tales
Alice and Martin Provensen’s Stunning Vintage Illustrations for Twelve Classic Fairy Tales

From “The Happy Prince” to “The Beauty and the Beast,” by way of feminism and art history.

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