I occasionally like to pick up the odd vintage TV related colouring book along my collecting way, especially if it's one of the several classic TV series I enjoy.
Painted covers are usually the draw for me (pardon the pun!), and more importantly, if they are under a tenner!
These are a few from my collection - I'll do some more later in the day.
They're nice. A subset totally absent from my collections.
ReplyDeleteAs I say, it's the covers that grab my attention, in particular painted covers which I find very nostalgic. I'm going to show my collection of more Space: 1999 colouring and activity books, later.
DeleteI can see why you collect them Scoop. Superb covers!
DeleteThey're fun collectables, Woodsy.
DeleteThe painted covers are everything in these, because the drawings inside are usually awful! SFZ
ReplyDeleteAlways a case of style over content, Zigg. But the covers draw you in! ;D
DeleteThe typography on that Green Hornet book is ace!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Lewis, the same logo used for most of the official merchandise, but oddly not the same font that was used for the TV series.
DeleteSome years ago, a significant portion of the archive from Western Publishing came up at auction.
ReplyDeleteThe material was grouped by title, and included manuscripts, cover paintings, and interior illustrations.
Among the lots was all the artwork for the VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Colouring Book show above.
Someone bought the VOYAGE material, and then proceeded to break up the group and sell the individual pages on eBay -- which I think is a shame. Once those things have been scattered to the four winds, you'll never be able to reassemble them. I think it would have been nice to keep the artwork together, but that's commerce for you. Even the big auction houses do this. One recently acquired all the pre-production paintings for Irwin Allen's LAND OF THE GIANTS -- and sold those off as individual items. A similar fate has befallen Ron Embleton's end credit paintings for CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS, and IPC MAGAZINES' archive of TV21 and JOE 90: TOP SECRET artwork...
Dal C.
Yes, such a shame, but as you say, it's all about money. At least if they are split them up they could become more affordable to some collectors, albeit with deep pockets!
DeleteYou've got quite the collection Scoop! Neat!
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