The Illustrated Gift Book, 1880-1930

The history of book illustration in the period 1880-1930 is the story of a mechanical process releasing a great flowering talent. Michael Felmingham examines photomechanical methods of reproduction and looks at the illustrators (as well as their books), describing their markets, training, techniques, remuneration, and professional and social lives. The giftbooks dealt with here were of such an amazing richness and diversity and were produced in such large numbers that the period can be described as the Golden Age of book illustration. It has certainly proved to be an exciting field for collector, booklover and art historian.To aid research the book includes a chronologically arranged checklist of the illustrated books of over seventy artists.Felmingham, Michael is the author of 'The Illustrated Gift Book, 1880-1930', published 1988 under ISBN 9780859676922 and ISBN 0859676927.