Book plate an ownership label, usually placed inside front cover. Booksillustrationssciencehistoryvisual materia obscura eclectic bookart. Old book illustrations offers a wide range of public domain, royaltyfree images scanned from old books. I began sharing this collection as i continued making vintage illustration. Added a new album with 16 large artworks from swiss artist jim. Collection of over 1,600 story book arts from the artists from the golden age of illustration period 1880 to 1930s. A perfect book for hooking kids on rocks scientific. Curated from postcards, books, ads, and more antique media from the 19th to early 20thcentury. It will even work for kids who arent yet interested in rocks. Images photos vector graphics illustrations videos. Booksillustrationssciencehistoryvisual materia obscuraeclectic bookart. The youngest of eleven children to scottish parents william and sara irving, washington was born in 1783 after his family had immigrated. However, certain categories of books are generally more sought after, including all books printed before 1501, english books printed before 1641, books printed in the americas before 1801, and books printed west of the. There are two ways, blake explains, that illustrations were made before the 1790s.
Comprehensive gallery displaying all of the pictures that can be found on old book illustrations, sorted from most to least recent. Do you have some old books that have fallen apart, lost pages, the cover looks terrible, or just plain will not sell on amazon or ebay. It was packed with awesome antique advertisements for commercial ice cream makers, print advertising services for ice cream distributors, and various ice cream brands, flavors, sundaes, and cones. See more ideas about vintage children, vintage and retro. Here at mindstir media llc, our accomplished and seasoned staff of childrens book illustrators are eager to create custom illustrations for your childrens book. The 84yearold justice did not write the book, but she is the star. A very important part of my life is my personal trainer, ginsburg said.
Childrens book illustrations archives the graphics fairy. Book illustration creative childrens book illustrators. These samut khoi books are larger and wider than palm leaf. Many have become collectible due to the designer or owner. A 32yearold new yorker who spent a year trying to master every recipe in a book of french cookery has become the inaugural winner of a prize devoted to. Paper ephemera, books, sheet music, postcards, halloween, greeting cards, bridge tallies, you name it, if its illustrated arti collect it. Many of these illustrations were just single artworks, the artist only performed for that one opportunity compared. Humans, animals, plantsflowers and inanimate objects our team can illustrate it all. London, england, united kingdom about blog emma block is a multidisciplinary illustrator living in london, working across editorial illustration, publishing, packaging and branding. Charcoals blendability lets the artist create a range of textures, representing materials and shadows, people, objects and the natural world. Over 1, 500 ways to effectively drive home your message swindoll, charles r. Now even more since ive begun using retro book illustrations in my various art forms. Free fullcolor vintage illustrations in the public domain.
You can make excellent money selling only the illustrations on etsy in many cases, you can earn 10 times the sale value of the book by selling vintage illustrations or photos from the books as craft supplies. When you are sharing the illustrations in social media, please make sure to link to sources provided under each image. Public domain illustrations from old books boing boing. Contrary to the old adage, we do judge a book by its cover. Watson asked everyone around her, both young and old, to share the childhood stories that they loved the most. Feb 11, 2014 my vintage book collection in blog form.
This list is updated with new and old books frequently. Gallery showing all our illustrations listed in the people subject category. Find over 6,000 free vintage images, illustrations, vintage pictures, stock images, antique graphics, clip art, vintage photos, and printable art, to make craft projects, collage. This the place where i share my fashion illustrations work and ideas. I have 3 kids and a wife and want to help the world one book at a time. Enchanting childrens book illustrations my modern met. And over time the opinion hardened that the old custom of accompanying illustration was a form of aesthetic corruption. If you hire a designer you can negotiate a budget that works for both you and your designer. Drawing since her school years, barton is a pro when it comes to inspiring book illustrations. Free vintage illustrations of ice cream treats from a 1922 trade journal im in love. Charcoal illustrations are often not as precise as pen and pencil illustrations but are a preferred choice for illustrating short stories, fast sketches, nooks.
Other parts of the world had comparable traditions, such as the persian miniature. Of course, trends in both book publishing and visual art shifted considerably in the 20th century, and the practice of publishing visual representations alongside text in adult literature saw a major decline, and book illustration became increasingly associated with childrens literature and lowbrow or popular writing such as classics illustrated. Free vintage illustrations free fullcolor vintage illustrations in the public domain. This database of old book illustrations is the good internet. Compared to palm leaf manuscripts, illustrations appear more frequently in a type of siamese manuscript book called samut khoi. Blog, a running log of illustrations from other collections and libraries.
Each was delicious by kay nielsen hello and welcome to vintage book illustrations. Its not always easy to find them but once i do i treasure them. The illustration of manuscript books was well established in ancient times, and the tradition of the illuminated manuscript thrived in the west until the invention of printing. Sell vintage book illustrations on etsy eric michael books. Historical spanking illustrations vintage fetish art. Cover of brothers grimm tales from a german edition published in berlin, 1865. Using graphite pencil and watercolour wash, illustrator jill barton created these purrfect images for a book entitled puss jekyll, cat hyde.
Searchable galleries include animals, plants, techniques, artists names, books titles, and much more. Weve come across some incredible retro and vintage illustrators in our time. Whether youre into midcentury advertising, pop art, traditional handlettering or beyond, there are some insanely talented artists pushing the boundaries of design and illustration so we thought wed round together a few of our favorites into one inspiring list of visual eye candy. I found an old vintage ice cream trade journal from 1922. Emmas work is inspired by the people she meets in her everyday life, old photos, vintage clothes, old films, travel, 1950s illustration, 1930s jazz and sausage dogs. This blog is a collection of discoveries and thoughts and. Modern book illustration comes from the 15thcentury woodcut illustrations that were fairly rapidly included in early printed books, and. A picture purrfect book illustration from jill barton. Some of the most compelling artifacts in the collection are the illuminated or painted manuscripts. Free vintage bull terrier and dalmatian illustration public domain. Old book illustrations allows you to download high resolution images of its hundreds of featured scans, though it appears, writes boing boing, the scans are sometimes worseforwear. Pinterest, instagram, twitter, blogs, and tumblr are good options.
Old illustrations tell the secret of how they were made. Old book illustrations is a search engine and browseable library ofyouve guessed it. I teach illustration, painting, and picture book classes at my local university. Most of the illustrations also come with lots of details about their original creation and printing. All of our illustrations are oneofakind and completely royaltyfree. Old book theme image 1 stock illustration by clairev 6 1,851 old book cover clipart by suti 11 2,350 old book drawings by suricoma 4 228 open old blank book drawing by sqback 16 1,200 old book clip art by suricoma 3 196 old open book stock illustrations by orensila 1,096 distressed worn book pages hanging stock illustration by. It needs to hint at what the book is about and also be appealing. Millicents artwork is big and beautiful, befitting of this famous tale of magic. This was a period of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration, writes artcyclopedia. Browse the illustration database according to the subjects you are interested in. Jan 11, 2020 ive always loved the older book illustrations.
So many internet rabbit holes are exercises in impotent rage andor envy, so its a real delight to come upon a method of wasting many hours. The importance of the text, the condition of the book, and demand for it will determine the valuation of an old book. This blog is a collection of discoveries and thoughts and even some interesting information. I illustrate for childrens picture books, readers, textbooks, websites, posters, big books, and magazines. Writers favourite classic book illustrations in pictures. There are so many wonderful stories to choose from, she says, but in the end i chose some of the most popular, and wellknown stories in order to create a feeling of nostalgia in. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers. Top 100 illustration blogs and websites for illustrators. Old book illustrations allows you to download high resolution images of.
His drawings are in many sm books mostly in the irwing klaw range, like the magazine subjugating a male bondage model and the book baroness of torture museum. If you launch a contest, we offer four fixedprice options. This was the first book illustrated by millicent sowerby in my collection and i managed to pick it up cheaply as its a rather well read copy. The illustrations, though a bit faded, have little of the yellowing old prints acquire and the colours, when corrected, are gorgeous deep blues and purples for the night sky, pretty pastels for the ladies, the white silk of cinderellas ball gown. New book on rbgs workout with illustrations findlaw. Originally published as five short stories in the american edition of the sketch book of geoffrey crayon, gent. Im a recent author and i love childrens literature. Samut means book and khoi refers to the kind of tree from which bark is taken and boiled to make paper. Custom book illustrations, no matter your budget we guarantee that youll get a great book illustrations no matter what your budget is.
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