Printed Materials
Several basic sources for understanding the nature and scope of artists' books in general.
- Artists' Books: a Critical Anthology and Sourcebook. Joan Lyons, editor. Rochester, New York: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 1985.
- Artists and their Books: Books and their Artists. Marcia Reed and Glenn Phillips, editors. Los Angeles, The Getty Research Institute, 2018.
- Beauty and Meaning: Art and Poetry in the Book Arts of Mexico by Lourdes Bates. Irvine, Calif.: The UC Irvine Libraries, 2002.
- The Century of Artists' Books by Johanna Drucker. New York: Granary Books, 1995.
- The Cutting Edge of Reading: Artists' Books by Renée Riese Hubert and Judd D. Hubert. New York: Granary Books, 1999.
- Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the Twenty-first Century. Marshall Weber, editor. Brooklyn: Booklyn, 2018.
Online Journals
- Bonefolder
- Journal of Artists' Books
- Umbrella (via Digital Collections of IUPUI University Library)
Institutional holdings
- Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Arthur & Mata Jaffee Collection
- OTIS Artists' Book Collection (online illustrated library catalog)
- State Library of Queensland's Artists' Books Online
Artists' sites
- Booklyn Artists' Alliance (artists' cooperative and distributor)
- Many artists maintain websites showcasing their work. If you are interested in a particular book artist, search their name online.