'Vathek' by William Beckford, (1760-1844), translated by Herbert B Grimsditch and illustrated by Edward Bawden (1903-1989), published 1958 by the Folio Society. The colours shone out of this book as being of another time, especially the cover. The layers of lithographic print make it shine out as an example of Bawden's work.
'Drummer Hoff' written by Barbara Emberley, and illustrated by Ed Emberley. Is a 1968 Caldecott Medal winning children's book. It tells a cumulative tale of seven soldiers who build a cannon named "Sultan", and Drummer Hoff, who fires it off, exploding the book into a colourful blast. The last picture shows the birds and flowers taking it over.
'A Book to Begin on American Inventions' by Leslie Walker, illustrated by Ed Emberley, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1963. Love the colours of this book less so some of the inventions in retrospect, but an interesting book with fabulous illustrations as ever by Ed Emberley.
'Please don't feed Horace' written by Miriam Young, 1913- illustrated by Abner Graboff published in 1961.
This book is true love for me, I couldn't delight in its colour, design, print, line and pure genius of layout.
