ILLUSTRATING CAMELOT (ARTHURIAN STUDIES LXXIII)
Written by Barbara Tepa Lupack. Illustrated by Gustave Dore; Julia Margaret Cameron; Dan Beard; Aubrey Beardsley; Jessie M. King; et al..
Stock no. 1831012
Published by D.S. Brewer. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Examining the special collaboration between illustrators and authors and exploring the ways that the best Arthurian illustrators move beyond mere reproduction to become interpretive readers of the texts they embellish. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. xii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 9781843841838. Heavy bump to lower horizontal edges. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF JESSIE M. KING
Written by Colin White. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1314300
Published by Canongate Publishing Limited. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations and photographs throughout. This is the first major book to be published about the life and works of Jessie M. King, who is one of the most important illustrators of the 20th century. Includes a detailed list of bibliographical information. Large format. ISBN: 0862412358. A couple of tiny marks to rear cover. Tiny splash marks (possibly from a drink?) to lower cover edges and textblock (marks very faint to textblock). Slight wear to top edges of dustwrapper.

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MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Marion. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1108298
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial printed paper boards. Yellow, blue & white pictorial endpapers. Bright two tone and full colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. An excellent example of Jessie M. King's illustrative style. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff marks and indentation marks to covers. Bottom 2-3" of backstrip are MISSING. Some wear to rest of spine. Child's name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Inscription in ink dated 1930 to verso of frontis. Some grubby marks to some pages, with foxing/browning; tiny spots of surface paper damage. Illustrations are still bright.

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MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Marion. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 821398
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial printed paper boards. Yellow, blue & white pictorial endpapers. Bright two tone and full colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. An excellent example of Jessie M. King's illustrative style. Edges rubbed, corners lightly worn. Backstrip has slight loss at top and tail of spine through general wear and tear. Else backstrip complete with scuffing at edges. Covers generally nice and bright with a few marks to rear cover. A few very pale foxspots to prelims and endpapers else a very nice, clean copy.

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