Victorian Illustrated Books / Percy Muir

Identifier:REF.BC.2121

Dimensions:xv, 287 pages : illustrations, facsimilies ; 26 cm

Copyright dates:1971

Subjects: Illustration of books -- Great Britain -- 19th century., Victorian, livres de peintres

Description:"Until now, no over-all chronicle of Victorian illustrated books has been available, and both collectors and scholars are keenly aware of the lack, Himself a collector and bookseller, Percy Muir is ideally qualified to fill this bibliographic gap. His book is to some extent a personal one, and the reader will be grateful for he resulting enthusiasm of the writing." -- book jacket interior Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The Background -- Catnachery, Chapbooks and Children's Books -- Two Colossi - Thomas Bewick and George Cruikshank -- Line Engraving (with specific reference to Turner) -- Pickwick, Punch and other periodicals -- The Dalziel Era -- The Advent of Colour -- Fin-de-Siecle -- Foreign Influence -- America -- Index