Wednesday 30 April 2014

Epics of the Middle Ages (cover)

Epics of the Middle Ages (cover), edited and introduced by Richard Barber, 
with illustrations by John Vernon Lord, The Folio Society 2005.

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Icelandic Sagas (Cover for Volume 2)

Icelandic Sagas (Cover for Volume 2), translated, edited and introduced by Magnus Magnusson, 
with illustrations by John Vernon Lord, The Folio Society, 2002

Monday 28 April 2014

British Myths and Legends (cover)

British Myths and Legends (cover), edited and introduced by Richard Barber, 
with illustrations by John Vernon Lord The Folio Society. 1998

Sunday 27 April 2014

Dinosaur's Don't Die (cover)


Dinosaur's Don't Die (cover), by Ann Coates with illustrations by John Vernon Lord, Longman 1970.

Saturday 26 April 2014

Reynard the Fox (cover)

Reynard the Fox (cover), retold by Roy Brown with illustrations by John Vernon Lord, 
Abelard-Schuman, 1969.

Friday 25 April 2014

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (cover)

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (cover), illustrated by John Vernon Lord 
with stories based on Joel Chandler Harris, BBC Jackanory, 1972.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Miserable Aunt Bertha (cover)

Miserable Aunt Bertha (cover), story and illustrations by John Vernon Lord, 
set to verse by Fay Maschler. Jonathan Cape, 1979.

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Mr Mead and his Garden (cover)

Mr Mead and his Garden (cover); story and illustrations by John Vernon Lord, Jonathan Cape, 1974.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Who's Zoo (cover)

Who's Zoo (cover), poems by Conrad Aiken, designed and illustrated by John Vernon Lord,
Jonathan Cape, 1977.

Monday 21 April 2014

The Truck on the Track (cover)

The Truck on the Track (cover), story by Janet Burroway illustrated by JVL, Jonathan Cape, 1970.

Sunday 20 April 2014

The Runaway Roller Skate (cover)

The Runaway Roller Skate, story and illustrations by JVL, Jonathan Cape, 1973.

Saturday 19 April 2014

A Visit to Bedsyde Manor (cover)


A Visit to Bedsyde Manor; a 16-page booklet designed and illustrated by JVL 
and written by Stanley Penn, for Guinness Publications in 1965.

Friday 18 April 2014

Aesop's Fables (cover)


Aesop's Fables, cover design and 110 illustrations by John Vernon Lord, Jonathan Cape, 1989.

Thursday 17 April 2014

Illustrating Lear (cover)


Illustrating Lear, JVL's inaugural lecture given in 1987 and printed by Brighton Polytechnic in 1991.

Wednesday 16 April 2014

The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear (cover)

The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear (the front cover), with illustrations by JVL, 
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Pondering Upon Pomegranates (cover)


Pondering Upon Pomegranates, a book jacket for PonderingUpon Pomegranates, 
by John Vernon Lord a limited edition publication of 110 copies, 1999.

Monday 14 April 2014

'The Hunting of the Snark' - endpapers,

The Hunting of the Snark - endpapers, designed by John Vernon Lord,
The Hunting of the Snark , Artists' Choice Editions, 2006.

Sunday 13 April 2014

The Pink House


The Pink House, illustrations by John Vernon Lord in The Pink House by Olive Cook, 
Inky Parrot Press, 2002

Saturday 12 April 2014

The Squirrel and the Crow,

The Squirrel and the Crow, an illustration by John Vernon Lord for Wendy Cope's poem, 
published in the Prospero Poets series for the Clarion Press, 1994.

Friday 11 April 2014

Drawn to Drawing



Drawn to Drawinga book of drawings by John Vernon Lord, 
just published by Nobrow in April 2014 (300 pages).

Thursday 3 April 2014

The Hatter, Dormouse and March Hare


The Hatter, Dormouse and March Hare, a trial coloured etching by JVL in Lewis Carroll's 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, ('Specials edition)Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Frog and fish footmen

Frog and fish footmen, an illustration by JVL in Lewis Carroll's 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Artists;' Choice Editions, 2009.