I was searching for books that felt older than I was ... I became a connoisseur of those covers, and of the often surreal illustrations at their centers. Some were crisp depictions of moments ...

A surreal exploration of the Mexican ... The wall also appears in several illustrations scattered throughout the book. In these pictures, which each take up two pages and fall between poems ...

Yet in From Ted to Tom it is the envelopes and their adornments by Edward “Ted” Gorey (1925-2000)—the Chicago-born writer and artist famed for his self-illustrated books, including The ...

“I can’t begin to express how surreal it was for me when they ... “I’m a children’s book author and illustrator. This — this just doesn’t happen. I almost felt dizzy.

The World of Tony Meeuwissen, released by Paul Hoberton Publishing, delves into the British artist’s playful, dark and surreal ... book jackets, among which are designs for beloved authors such as CS ...

In 1995, Mr. Andersen hired Mr. Banyai to produce a weekly illustration riffing on the news of the week for New York’s topical front-of-the-book section, Gotham. The work, while playful ...

“I bought it at a book fair years ago and kept it because of the illustrations,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. There’s a surreal, dream-like quality to them which is ...

Image While the book’s original illustrator, John Tenniel ... Image Here, blue skies and vibrant flowers provide a surreal background for Alice’s chat with the now-giant cat, Dinah, while ...