Vadeboncoeur Collection of Images (2001-2015 JVJ Publishing) comic books 2002

This issue features the first major retrospective of artist Harry Rountree - 29 color illustrations including a cover and three pages taken from original paintings. Other color work is by Edwin Austin Abbey, Frank Schoonover, Coles Phillips, Frank Brangwyn, Andre Castaigne, Arthur Rackham, Gustaf Tenggren, Heinrich Kley and many others. The "InkSpot" features the work of Will Crawford with additional b&w work by Joseph Clement Coll and Herbert Railton. More than 80 illustrations, with 60 in color. With this issue the magazine really hits its stride with a range of material that will appeal and enlighten. All pictures are taken from magazines and books published prior to 1923. The large format allows for a striking presentation of color and clarity. 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2000 copies. Cover price $20.00.

The fourth issue of The Vadeboncoeur Collection of ImageS expands the boundaries of fine illustrative art. While names like Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, J.C. Leyendecker, and Franklin Booth will resonate with many collectors, British artists Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac, and Arthur Rackham make this issue a bit more continental. Add Fortunio Matania from Italy and Franz von Bayros from Germany, Sarah S. Stilwell from the Howard Pyle School, and Herbert Draper and Solomon J. Solomon from the 19th Century British Salons, and the variety is simply stunning. With an amazing cover by Frank Craig - Spaniard Daniel Vierge, Katherine Sturges Dodge, F.X. Leyendecker, J. Scott Williams, and several others round out the most diverse ImageS yet. All reproduced in color from scarce early 20th century books and magazines. Printed on 100 lb coated stock with heavy covers. 9-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.