Maxfield Parrish
(1870 - 1966)
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.
Bibliography
The Arabian Nights Their Best-Known Tales (1909)
Ten of the most famous tales from the Thousand and One Nights, adapted for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Bolanyo: A Novel (1897)
An out-of-work actor is literally blown ashore at Bolanyo, a Mississippi river town, and soon is embroiled in its society and politics. Cover is by Parrish. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Opie Read
Illustrator(s):
Charles Francis Browne
Maxfield Parrish
The Children’s Book: A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language (1910)
Ranging from fables to fairy tales to ballads to myth, this anthology has stood the test of time. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
George Cruikshank
Maxfield Parrish
Et al
The Delineator March 1922 (1922)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al
The Delineator March 1922 (1922)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al
Dream Days (1902)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Free to Serve, A Tale of Colonial New York (1897)
An historical romance of New York in colonial times. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Emma Rayner
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Garden of Years and Other Poems (1904)
Best known for his humorous poetry, this is a selection of Guy Wetmore Carryl’s more serious verse. The frontispiece is by Maxfield Parrish. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Golden Age (1899)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Golden Age (1899)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Golden Age (1904)
Author(s):
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics (1911)
Author(s):
Francis Turner Palgrave
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Haverford Verse (1904)
A collection published in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of Haverford College’s founding. Cover is by Parrish. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Italian Villas and their Gardens (1904)
In this work by the famous American novelist she shows her readers how the emphasis on marble, water and perennial verdure makes up for the relative lack of flowers in the Italian garden. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Photographs
Junior Classics Volume 2 (1912)
Selections mainly from the Norse myths and Greek and Roman mythology for children from six to sixteen. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Junior Classics Volume 3 (1912)
Selections mainly from the hero tales of Greece and Rome, including Homer and Virgil, for children from six to sixteen. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
T. H. Robinson
Et al
King Albert’s Book (1914)
Letters, poems, songs and pictures in sympathy for Belgium under the Teuton’s boot, this book served as a fundraiser for relief efforts. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Maxfield Parrish
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Knave of Hearts (1925)
A play for children based on the nursery rhyme. Maxfield Parrish’s masterwork. It was also published in a spiral-bound edition in 1935-6.
Author(s):
Louise Saunders
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Knickerbocker’s History of New York (1900)
A satirical look at the early history of the metropolis. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish (1973)
An extensive survey of the work of one of the outstanding American illustrators of the twentieth century.
Author(s):
Coy Ludwig
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
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