"A detailed, historical reconstruction of the essential character of illustrated periodicals in Britain in the 1860s. Considers the complex interrelationships between publishers, editors, artists, engravers, and authors and their effects on creative output. Illustrated in grayscale with more than 120 reproductions of engravings and preparatory drawings"--Provided by publisher.

The Book and Periodical Illustrations of Arthur Hughes is the first detailed account of the work of this somewhat neglected Pre-Raphaelite artist between 1855 and 1913. Many of his books were intended for children, including such classics as 'At the Back of the North Wind' and 'The Princess and the Goblin', first published by Alexander Strahan in Good Words for the Young, 1869-71. Designs by Arthur Hughes for Christina Rossetti's 'Sing-Song' and 'Speaking...

This book compiles a selection of publications--photobooks and magazines, along with other related documents--demonstrating the great flowering of typography, photomontage, and photobooks in the Soviet Union in the period between 1913 and 1941. Art applied to book and magazine production achieved its most magnificent expression through the avant-garde movements at the beginning of the 20th century and gained a particular importance in the Soviet Union,...