Illustrated Books
Illustrations are a natural accompaniment to the written word. Ancient Egyptians illustrated the papyrus scrolls of the Book of the Dead that they would bury with mummies. Early in the 13th and 14th Centuries, monks dutifully reproduced holy books and often added elaborate pictures in ink and gold leaves. Similar to the history of bookbinding, the more modern tradition of book illustrations began with wood boards and block printing. As technology advanced and as Gutenberg introduced the world to typography and the printing press, illustrated books grew in number and popularity. In addition to wood boards, steel-engraving and lithography also became widely accepted methods for illustration. And of course, photography was introduced to the literary world in the 19th Century when photos could be reproduced in books.

Zathura: A Space Adventure.
by VAN ALLSBURG, Chris
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780618253968
- ISBN 10
- 0618253963
- Seller
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Edmonds, Washington
- Item Price
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$125.00
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Wee Gillis (Caldecott Honor)
by Leaf, Munro
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - FINE
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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newbury, Ohio
- Item Price
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$225.00
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Piccolo
by Bettina [Ehrlich]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - FINE
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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newbury, Ohio
- Item Price
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$200.00
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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
by Barrie, J. M. & Hugh Thomson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Colchester, Connecticut
- Item Price
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$100.00
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Le imagini de i dei de gli antichi nelle quali si contengono gl'idoli, riti, ceremonie, & altre cose appartenenti alla religione de gli antichi
by Cartari, Vincenzo
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First illustrated
- Seller
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Uppsala, Sweden
- Item Price
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$2,804.25
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The Fairy Books: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive and Lilac
by Lang, Andrew [Editor]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon
- Item Price
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$13,500.00
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Incipit passio sancti Meynrhadi martyris et heremite
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition in Latin
- Seller
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Basel, Switzerland
- Item Price
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$50,476.50
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Art and Letters; an illustrated quarterly.: Edited by Frank Rutter, Charles Ginner and H. Gilman.
by Art and Letters.
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller
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southampton, Hampshire
- Item Price
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$496.44
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ARIOSTS RASENDER ROLAND (Orlando Furioso). Illustrirt von Gustav Dore. Metrisch Übersetzt von Hermann Kurz. Durchgesehen und herausgegeben von Paul Heyse - FOLIO PRACHTEINBAND - ERSTE DEUTSCHE AUFLAGE
by ARIOST (Ludovico Ariosto) - GUSTAVE DORE
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Item Price
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$800.00
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Honzo Zufu: Tsubaki: (Camellias from Iconographia Plantarum)
by Kan'en Iwasaki
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
- Item Price
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$800.00
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Le Spectacle de la Nature: Ou Entretiens sur les particularites de l'Histoire Naturelle qui ont paru les plus propres a rendre les Jeunes Gens curieux, et a leur former l'esprit.
by Noel-Antoine Pluche
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
- Item Price
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$500.00
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Dans le sillage d'Ulysse
by Bérard, Victor
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- Seller
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Athens, Greece
- Item Price
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$897.36
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The HOLY BIBLE Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorised Version. With Illustrations by Gustav Dore
by Dore, Gustav; Illustrator
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana
- Item Price
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$2,500.00
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The Children of the New Forest
by Captain Marryat
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Pumpenbil, New South Wales
- Item Price
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$750.00
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A History of the Earth and Animated Nature: complete 2 vol set
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller
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's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Item Price
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$560.85