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Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll interior page, Alice speaking to an egg sitting on a wall
The Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown interior page, blue radiator, man yawning, clock, and small dog on a black background
Photographic scan of interior of The Noisy Book, Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1939. Full-page illustration of four isolated illustrations on individually-shaped green backgrounds, all set on…
The Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown cover, a bright room with a small black dog
Photographic scan of cover of The Noisy Book, Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1939. Full-cover illustration of a small dog in an open doorway, with the surrounding hallway walls, ceiling, and…
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak interior page, Max the boy, being crowned King of the wild things
Scan of interior of Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper & Row, 1963.
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak cover, a large monster is sitting by a sea, watching a sailboat arrive
Scan of cover of Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper & Row, 1963.
The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster title page, black text on white page
Photographic scan of interior of The American Spelling Book, Noah Webster, New York: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1962. Scan of title page. Page is white paper with slightly faded black serif type. Title and subtitle…
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster interior page, a large dog is scratching his neck, a large clock is on his side
Photographic scan of interior of The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, New York: Epstein and Carroll, 1961. Paper is off-white paper with black serif type. The book title is printed at the top in all-capitalized type.…
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster cover, a man is looking at a dog who has a clock in his side the background is blue
Photographic scan of cover of The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, New York: Epstein and Carroll, 1961. Blue cover with title and creator information printed in white serif type, all capitals. The title is printed at…
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss cover, several small sketches of children playing on an aqua background
Photographic scan of cover of A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions, Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Scan of finished cover. Title and creator information printed in black serif type on…
A Hole is to Dig process art by Maurice Sendak, a small mouse in a hole
Photographic scan of illustration of A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions, Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Black-ink sketch illustration features a cornered mouse peeking through a small hole…
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss interior page, girl and a basket of kittens
Photographic scan of illustration of A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions, Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Black-ink sketch illustration features a girl leaning over a basket and looking down…
A Hole is to Dig process art by Maurice Sendak, sketch of cover art
Photographic scan of jacket of A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of Definitions, Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Scan of process art. The left side shows a rough version of the back cover of the jacket,…
Rapunzel illustrated by David Hockney interior page, Rapunzel's hair flowing out of a tall tower
Scan of interior of Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by David Hockney
Songs of Innocence by William Blake cover, female figure sitting with two children under a large flowering tree
Photographic scan of interior of Songs of Innocence and Experience, William Blake, 1794. Scan of title page. Page is cream paper with a smaller plate printed in the middle of the page. With various type styles in brown ink and relief etching…
Songs of Innocence by William Blake interior page, a small boy in white is wandering in a dark forest, the poem title reads "The Little Boy Lost"
Photographic scan of interior of Songs of Innocence and Experience, William Blake, 1794. Page is cream paper with a smaller plate printed near the middle of the page. The plate has type in brown ink and relief etching illustrations in brown ink and…
Songs of Innocence by William Blake interior page, a large green vine is wrapped around several stanzas of a poem, the title of the poem is "The Divine Image", Figures in white are in the corners of the page on the vine.
Photographic scan of interior of Songs of Innocence, William Blake, 1794. Page is cream paper with a smaller plate printed near the middle of the page. The plate has type in brown ink and relief etching illustrations in brown ink and watercolor. The…
Songs of Innocence by William Blake interior page, a small boy is holding an angels hand the title of the poem reads "The Little Boy Found"
Photographic scan of interior of Songs of Innocence, William Blake, 1794. Page is cream paper with type in brown ink and relief etching illustrations in brown ink and watercolor. The top half of the page features a large illustration with an adult…
