Blackwell's Rare Booksさんのイラストまとめ

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(image from The Worst Journey in the World, 1922, Cherry-Garrard's account of Captain Scott's final Antarctic expedition)

Two lovely initials in books three and four of Petrus Lombardus' Sentences, the 1491 first editions with the commentary by Saint Bonaventure - one complete and one unfinished, with the centre outline offering a little glimpse into the work in progress https://t.co/vzNgRXK8ff

Join us in staring dreamily at this illustration of Cape Evans in winter, from the first edition of Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World, 1922 https://t.co/OB2HNGmLw0

Preparatory sketches for an unpublished book of cats by Kathleen Hale, illustrator best known for the Orlando series, including 'Cats you never see', disguised as dogs! #Caturday https://t.co/OHUWdjMrmF

The Wonderful History of the Busy Bees, 1839, with hand-coloured illustrations - including the glorious sight of bees in wigs, in the background of the Queen's court #WorldBeeDay https://t.co/5ghutFHpye

A complete course of logic taught at the Sorbonne 1714-16, executed with considerable care and calligraphic flourishes - and the addition of a couple of smoking pipes to the engraved border of the title page #ManuscriptMonday https://t.co/B0owMomEnz

3. Have a nap. (from a 1734 edition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar https://t.co/sCwme9PD31)

An original Robin Jacques illustration for The Book of Dragons, circa 1964 #StGeorgesDay https://t.co/v8TS8sINvJ

Such sweet little details in an already beautiful book: the first edition of von Trebra's Erfahrungen vom Innern der Gebirge, 1785, a geognostic description of the Harz Mountains with hand-coloured engravings showing people out and about in the countryside https://t.co/kiADyvSrGR

Patricia Highsmith is best known for her thrillers, of course, but we're rather partial to her sole foray into children's books, the magnificently titled 'Miranda the Panda is on the Veranda' https://t.co/Za9OhzW8sX