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The author comments on the relationship between English writer J. R. R. Tolkien and artist Mary Fairburn. He says Fairburn wrote a letter to Tolkien in May 1968 and sent some samples of illustrations for "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. According to the author, Tolkien's felt partly responsible for the unrealistic expectations of Fairburn on her illustrations. He believes that Tolkien's comments about the work of Fairburn were beyond polite interest.

The section presents corrections to Lesley Chamberlain's Commentary in the December 4, 2015 issue and the illustration from the book "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.

Discusses portraits of Elizabethan poets Philip Sidney, Ben Jonson and John Donne. How they were portrayed by various portrait artists, including Tintoretto, Veronese and others; Iconographic assumptions embodied in their portraits; References in Jonson's poetry to portraits painted of him; Use of author portraits in the marketing of books; Efforts of a publisher to procure a double portrait for a collaboration between playwrights Beaumont and Fletcher.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to Sophia Martineck's illustration to the book "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."

A photograph of Ben Jones and Ceryn McCarthy's "Puss-in-Boots" that is part of the second annual Book Illustration Competition is presented.

An image of a geisha from the book "Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty," by Julie Nelson Davis is presented.

Presents an illustration by Anna Bhushan based on the book "Midnight's Children," by Salman Rushdie and featured in "Pictures and Words: New Comic Art and Narrative Illustration," by Roanne Bell.

Focuses on the Macclesfield Psalter from Shirburn Castle, which Sotheby's are selling on June 22, 2004. Description of the book, including its miniatures of religious scenes from the life of King David; Origins and history; Previous owners; Its links with two other manuscripts of equally outstanding quality and interest, the Gorleston and the Douai psalters; Implications of the rediscovery of the Macclesfield Psalter.

Reports the planned auction of lots by artist and illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. Auction on November 11, 1998, at Sotheby's; Earliest item to be sold; Details about individual pieces and their approximate value.

Presents illustrations from several books included in the exhibition "Painters and Poets in Print: Artists' Books From 1970-1990," at the Southampton City Art Gallery until August 26, 1990. "Alchera: Notes for Country Works," by Joe Tilson; "A Day Book," by Robert Creeley; "A Humument 1970-1973," by Tom Phillips.

Presents an illustration from the circa 1870 book `Goody Two-Shoes,' as pictured in the book `Children's Literature: An illustrated history,' edited by Peter Hunt.