Reference Genre
Books in the Reference genre:
The Art of Illustration (1894)
Author(s):
Henry Blackburn
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Et al
The Art of Walter Crane (1902)
Author(s):
Paul George Konody
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
English Book-Illustration of Today (1903)
Four articles on book illustration, accompanied by extensive bibliographies of illustrators. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Rose E. D. Sketchley
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The “Old” Water-Colour Society 1804-1904 (1905)
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Penrose’s Pictorial Annual Volume 11 (1905)
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
An Artist’s Reminiscences (1907)
An autobiography of the prolific Victorian artist and socialist. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Pen, Pencil, and Chalk (1911)
A special issue of The Studio magazine devoted to drawings by European artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Malcolm C. Salaman
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Practice of Water-Colour Painting (1911)
A collection of articles on artists and their techniques. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
A. L. Baldry
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Makio 1915 (1915)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
My Bookhouse: The Latch Key (1920)
Short biographies of the authors included in the set, along with some reference material and indexes. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
Penrose’s Annual Volume 23 (1921)
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Arthur Rackham: A List of Books Illustrated by Him (1922)
A book list rather than a bibliography, by a collector. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Frederick Coykendall
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Fourth Annual of Advertising Art (1925)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Realms of Gold in Children’s Books (1929)
Author(s):
Bertha E. Mahony
Elinor Whitney
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe (1930)
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s):
Rex Whistler
The Colophon: Part Fourteen (1933)
A periodical devoted to the book arts. Individual sections were produced by different fine printers.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
Edward Lear on My Shelves (1933)
A catalog of the extensive collection of Edward Lear which was later donated to the Harvard Houghton Library.
Author(s):
William Bradhurst Osgood Field
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Story Book of Clothes (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Transportation (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
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