Edward Mortelmans
Edward Mortelmans (1915–2008)watercolor and black and white line drawings. He is best known for illustrating some books by Gerald Durrell, and covers for books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Mortelmans was a watercolor artist, who commercially practiced
British Railways. Edward Mortelmans' illustrations have been critically acclaimed.[3]
Selected bibliography of illustrations
- Desert Victory: The Battle at Alamein, by Edward Fox (Lutterworth Press, 1967)
- The Boy with the Bronze Axe, by Kathleen Fidler (Chatto, Boyd & Oliver, 1968)
- Chiho and Tong See: A Tale of Korea by S. C. George (Chatto, Boyd & Oliver, 1969)
- Antlers of the King Moose, by Arthur Catherall (E. P. Dutton, 1970)
- Conqueror of the Night: The Story of Louis Braille, by Jeanne Christiaens, translated by Anthea Bell (Abelard - Schuman, London, 1970)
- Catch Me a Colobus, by Gerald Durrell (Collins, 1972)
- Beasts in My Belfry (A Bevy of Beasts) by Gerald Durrell (Collins, 1973)
- The Way of the Muslim by Mohammad Iqbal (Amersham Books, 1973) — a book which has gained notoriety in Europe for its contents
- Living in Samuel Pepys' London, by R J Unstead(A & C Black, 1974)
- Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island, by Gerald Durrell (Collins, 1977)
- Robin Hood and His Merry Men, by Macmillan, 1981)
- The Sinister Airfield, by Alison Prince (Methuen Publishing, 1982)
- The Night Landings, by Alison Prince (Methuen, 1983)
- Stories of the Sea, by Erik Abranson (Hodder & Stoughton, 1983)
- Edith Nesbit (Purnell, 1983)
- The River War by Winston S. Churchill (Four Square Books 1960)
- The Sensualists, by Ben Hecht (Four Square Books 1964)
Notes
- ^ "De Montfort University Archives and Special Collections F/007". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. Cover Me. The Vintage Art of Pan Books: 1950-1965 (2020)
- ^ Book Bait: Detailed Notes on Adult Books Popular with Young People, compiled by Elinor Walker, American Library Association, 1979