John Millais was a successful and notable book illustrator of the Victorian and pre-Raphaelite era, who made several works for Anthony Trollope and Tennyson. The vast majority of book illustrations that he did were for Trollope, wherein his art style matched the text. Millais’s art was unique because he sometimes […]
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The Fales collection, granted to New York University in 1957 and 1966, is comprised of books of American and English literature. It was created by DeCoursey Fales to commemorate his father Haliburton Fales. He began by donating a portion of his collection in 1957. Then before his death, DeCoursey granted […]
At the International Antiquarian Book Fair, distinct exhibitions of antique paintings, books, letters and manuscripts were being sold. At this book fair, the majority of the paintings and the books were first editions that depicted the original intent of the author or artist when their works were first presented to […]
