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“Scotland for the Holidays” – Gorgeous Railway Brochures and Posters From the 1930s

“Scotland for the Holidays” – Gorgeous Railway Brochures and Posters From the 1930s

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) were the two largest of the “Big Four” railway companies by the Railways Act of 1921. In fact the LMS was the world’s largest transport organisation and the United Kingdom’s second largest employer, after the Post Office. ...
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Gorgeous Japanese Firework Illustrations From The Late 1800s

Gorgeous Japanese Firework Illustrations From The Late 1800s

These illustrations of 花火, Hanabi (fireworks or “fire flowers”),  advertised Japan's Hirayama Fireworks and Yokoi Fireworks companies in the late 19th century. ...
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Paul Sougy : Wonderful Illustrations On The Human Body

Paul Sougy : Wonderful Illustrations On The Human Body

In the mid 20th Century, French teachers would teach science with these delightful wall hangings ...
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Thirteen Fabulous BBC Year Book Covers from 1928 – 1966

Thirteen Fabulous BBC Year Book Covers from 1928 – 1966

The BBC's handbooks came out annually from 1928 to 1987 and were illustrated by the most prestigious artists of the day - often creating stimulating and daring covers. ...
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The Model Book of Calligraphy – An Illuminated Masterpiece (1591 – 1596)

The Model Book of Calligraphy – An Illuminated Masterpiece (1591 – 1596)

Wonderful illuminations that mix handwriting, art and colour ...
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Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Watanabe Seitei's gorgeous illustrations from a 19th Century Japanese book ...
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Incredible Illustrations for Alice’s Adventure’s In Wonderland by Salvador Dalí

Incredible Illustrations for Alice’s Adventure’s In Wonderland by Salvador Dalí

A work of art incorporating rebelliousness, revolution, paradox; distortions of space and time, logic, size, and proportion; disbelief in conventional reality; assimilation of dreams, wordplay, and the ineffable nature of childhood. ...
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Buy Prints Illustrations From The Classic Poems of Childhood (1904)

Illustrations From The Classic Poems of Childhood (1904)

Brilliant paintings from a book of sentimental Victorian poems about candy, love and a poisonous peach that kills two children ...
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The Ink Beast Parade (1903 – 1908)

The Ink Beast Parade (1903 – 1908)

Augustus Ludwig Jansson's Inkydinks and Ink Beasts are advertising at its best ...
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Fred Banberry’s Illustrations For Alfred Hitchcock’s Haunted Houseful (1961)

Fred Banberry’s Illustrations For Alfred Hitchcock’s Haunted Houseful (1961)

Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful (1961) is "nine cool stories about haunted houses and ghosts for boys and girls". The pictures are great ...
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Moebius Illustrates Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Soup

Moebius Illustrates Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Soup

  Inspired by a 1967 photograph taken by journalist Jean-Nöel Coghe of Jimi Hendrix (November ...
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William Blake’s Illustrations For Dante’s Divine Comedy (1826)

William Blake’s Illustrations For Dante’s Divine Comedy (1826)

Spellbinding drawings from William Blake's last work ...
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