Norma Desmond: „I am big. It's the pictures that got small.“ Actors and actresses from Hollywood, Paris and Berlin's Ufa, mostly stars from the glamorous decades of the 30ies and 40ies
Original vintage advertising poster - Merrie England Once Again! Buy British and put a smile back into British Trade - featuring a great illustration of a bright orange sun smiling over a black and white scene of people exporting British goods from the factories with everyone and everything smiling including the delivery van, trees, horses, factory chimneys, post box, dogs, pillars, buildings, all the happy people, a young boy with his wooden horse toy and even the owl whilst two dogs play through the B and R of the bold red text below. One of a series of posters from the campaign to encourage British shoppers to buy goods from home rather than buying foreign goods in order to boost the economy following the Great Depression (1929-late 1930s), fronted by the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII; 1894-1972). Printed and Published by William Brown & Co. Ltd. “Buy British” Poster No 23. Good condition, restored tears, backed on linen. Very good condition, two very small restored crease marks in margin.
"He used to store every magazine and newspaper he received doing his job in the 1930s, and many of them contained beautiful ads, covers and drawings.
Beautiful 1950s vintage illustrated print by Eileen Soper, who was famous for illustrating many of Enid Blyton's books. This depicts children looking at the wonder of a conker from a majestic Horse Chestnut tree.
The Fitzwilliam is exploring the world of the Beggarstaffs, an artist duo from the late Victorian world of posters who then forged their own glittering careers as modern British artists of the early twentieth century Many people may know William...
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If you've been a reader of my Linda's Blog for awhile you know that I've had a long term love affair with dolls, doll patterns, the Victorian era, floral design, genealogy, research, history and books. As far as I'm concerned you can never have enough dolls and you can never have enough books. So, of course, I would be drawn to illustrations of Victorian girls and their books from the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book of 1889, like the illustration shown above. It appeared in the May 18, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on Page 420. It was drawn by Rosina Emmet Sherwood and appeared in a story "The A.O.I.B.R" by Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye. According to her Wikipedia page: "Her story "“The A.O.I.B.R." appeared in Harper's Bazaar in 1889 with an illustration of a child reading. The Rockwell Centre for American Visual Studies cites this as a surprisingly early illustration of a girl reading. The subject of girls reading in the illustration by Rosina Emmet Sherwood is thought rare (like the ones in Louisa Allcott's Little Women)." The caption reads: "She retired to the society of books." This brings back wonderful memories for me as so many times when I was growing up you could find me like this. My house is filled with books of all kinds. My love affair with books and reading began very early on. My Mother was an avid reader, my Father was an avid reader, my Grandmother and Great-Aunt were avid readers, and so it was passed down to my siblings and I. I have such fond memories of sitting in my Grandmother's rocking chair (which I still have) and having her read me a story. Sometimes we would sit there while she was watching her soap opera's and she would rock with me in her lap. Kind of like in the illustration above from the March 9, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on page 270. Sometimes she would read me a story. I never minded just sitting there with her. I always knew there would be a story. And, I always felt safe in her arms. Now, when I read I think about sitting with my Grandmother or listening to my Mom and Dad talk about their love of reading and it brings back warm and pleasant feelings for me. I have been a firm believer in the value of books and teaching children the love of reading. The more children read, the better they become at reading. And, the more young children are read to, the greater their interest in reading. Reading out loud to children helps them with their verbal skills, enhances their development and teaches them how to express themselves verbally. I could also be found many times in the same position as the young girl in the illustration above that appeared on the cover of the January 26, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on page 161. It was drawn by Rosina Emmet Sherwood. Just look at the concentration on this young girl's face as she's reading. I just love this illustration, too and find the detail in her drawing just beautiful. If you love to read you know that reading is such an escape. You can literally get lost in a book - at least I can! The book for a brief moment becomes your life and you can imagine that you're experiencing it. To me there is nothing more powerful then your imagination. Even the most spectacular movie with all its wonderful special effects and cinematography cannot compare to what you own imagination can create. There are no limits and no boundaries to your imagination when you are reading. You can be transporter anywhere and to any time period. I am a firm believer in books and reading as a way of teaching children. In fact, my Grandchildren can attest to the fact that every Christmas or Birthday when they were kids they knew what at least one of their presents would be from their Grandmother: books. To me, that is one of the best presents I could give them. By giving them books all the time, I hope somehow I'm conveying a love of reading to them. Reinforcing the value of reading time and time again. Making them think. Hopefully, by developing good reading skills they learn how to think for themselves. My grandchildren also know I'm a firm believer that there is no limit to your abilities if you can read. You can teach yourself anything because there isn't anything you can't do if you put your mind to it. The illustration shown above was from the December 8, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on page 62. It entitled "One Happy Girl" and she's holding a copy of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book. I can imagine at the time that the children anxiously awaited their copies of this weekly magazine for all the pictures and stories. I wonder how many of them delighted in the stories and got lost in them. Imagining all sorts of things. Sort of like the young girl in the illustration above that appeared in the July 20, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on page 564. I just love the expression on her face. So pensive, so lost in thought. Hopefully not as the caption reads: "She sat looking out of the window, feeling very dismal." Sitting looking out the window with her favorite "dollie" and book next to her. I was watching a show on one of the cable channels a couple of years ago about the greatest invention mankind has ever seen. They counted down through hundreds of inventions until they got to #1. Do you know what it was? The greatest invention mankind has ever seen was the invention of the printing press. Why, because it opened the whole world up to everyone and mankind was never the same again. I hope you enjoyed seeing all the girls and books Victorian illustrations.
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Collins’ Children’s Annual c.1930. A lovely rare old book with some beautiful book plate illustrations, including ‘Jack and Jill’ by D.Osborne. Large format measuring approximately 28cm x 22cm. Pictures and stories; Olive Chandler Alice Massie Katharine Tynan Arthur Lee Knight Reginald Callender Arthur Groom Dorothy Wheeler Joyce Mercer D.Osborne Lorna Adamson Anne Anderson E.Dorothy Rees And Others. A recent visit to auction led me to purchase a lot comprising of a number of antique and vintage children’s books. Some are in great condition, others, sadly, not very good at all! I’m looking to offer a number of those which I consider to be in good to very good condition (with consideration to age). I’m saving illustrations, clean pages etc, from those that are either falling apart, beyond repair, have been used as colouring books ☺️ or a combination of all the above! I will be offering a selection of these in packs for use in crafting projects, illustration framing, ephemera etc. This book is in overall good antique condition with consideration to age. The book holds together well, has not been drawn on (crossword completed in pencil - see pic 10) and the pages are generally clean, with occasional smudges and blotching. There is bumping and wear along cover edges and on the spine with fading to the cloth spine. There is minor cracking to hinges. I endeavour to give a very good, honest, representation of condition with the information and pictures I provide for each book. I understand that condition is also a matter of opinion and so, as not many children’s books get through life unscathed, I urge you to contact me for further information and pictures should you be unsure that any book is of acceptable condition. Thank you Emma
**BUY 3 PRINTS OR MORE AND GET 25% OFF, AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AT THE CHECKOUT**An original antique print from the 1950's and not a copy or reproduction. Source: Children's Book Published 1951 Condition: Excellent Condition with only small blemishes. Please take a good look at the listing photos as they provide the most accurate view of condition. This print is available mounted and matted in a choice of antique white or black using photo mounting technique so the print is not permanently attached to the mounting materials and can be remounted or framed in the future without fear of damaging the print. The size of the print is 12 x 10 inches Matted Available in Antique White or Black. Your print will be very carefully packaged starting with a clear, protective, sealed sleeve and then placed snugly in a high quality micro-fluted cardboard envelope with added stiffener so you can have a high degree of confidence your print will arrive safely. Buy two Items and use the code TENOFFTWO for a 10% discount or buy three items from our shop and use the coupon code TWENTYOFFTHREE for a 20% discount. Please do get in touch if you have any questions and I will do my very best to reply within a few hours.
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There's nothing more delightful than watching young children play. As a young child I have such fond memories of playing with my older brother or friends. We were usually outside running around, playing a sport, riding our bikes, playing on the beach and looking for crabs, or getting into trouble with our antics.....lol Seems times have drastically changed for children as I rarely see any children playing outside anymore. So, of course I was drawn to the Victorian images of children playing like the illustration above which appeared in the December 8, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 on page 46. It's entitled "The Only Boy In The Family." In looking at the illustration you might think it was labelled wrong and that the child is a girl. Well, it seems in the Victorian era boys and girls clothing was indistinguishable. There was a practical reason for why boys worn dresses and it has to do with diapers and potty training. It would have taken way too much time for changing a little boy. It was so much easier to just lift the dress. Unbuttoning Victorian trousers was way too time consuming for mothers and way too difficult for little boys to do. I just love the illustration above entitled 'The Gossips." It appeared in the July 6, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 540. How adorable are these two? Wonder what they were talking about? How charming is the illustration above that appeared in the January 26, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 164. It was the picture for a poem entitled "Little Clara's Grievance" which was written by Margaret Eytinge. Here's what it said: Oh, how sad it is to know Little girls must always grow-- Grow in size and grow in years! Thinking of it brings the tears. But though I may cry and fret, Every day I bigger get; Every day I'm older too. And there's nothing I could do That would make me stop a-growing, Or would keep the years from going. Now I'm five; soon I'll be six: Here's a poor child in a fix! After six comes seven; then Follow eight and nine and ten. How I wish I could stay As I am this very day-- Always have my hair in curl. Always me mamma's wee girl! But I can't; I've got to grow. Oh dear me! Why is it so? Very soon I must be six; Here's a poor child in a fix! She's a five year old girl fretting over getting older. Wait til she gets to 65...lol She'll definitely be fretting then. Once again, in the illustration above we have a boy blowing a horn. This illustration appeared in the June 22, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 501. It's entitled "All Are Not Hunters Who Blow the Horn." The caption was a 4 line verse: Tantara! Tantara! Tantara! Bobby has got a new horn. He drives us all crazy from morning till night, Then sleeps like an angel till morn. I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw the illustration above from the September 7, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 686 as it reminded me of something my older brother and I might might have tried on our younger sister or brothers. It was entitled "An Interesting Experiment." The illustration above appeared in the December 22, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 92 and was the picture for a short poem entitled "Little Honora Mullally" written by Margaret Eytinge. It was about a little Irish girl in tattered clothing watching some children play on Christmas day. I love all the details of her outfit and the beautiful expression of pride on her face. The illustration above was one of a group of five Christmas Sketches that appeared in the January 12, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 144 and was entitled "Now, Charlie, Kiss Me!" Can't you just picture this scenario of a young girl holding a mistletoe above her head and the little hesitant boy getting ready to run away. I just love the verse that appeared with the illustration above in the March 2,1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 254. It read: Three little boys and thee little girls, Some with smooth hair, and some with curls! And remember, if we 'sturb you with our noise, Only half of us are girls; the rest are boys! The illustration above was on the front cover of the July 6, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 530. It was entitled "A Morning Serenade" and was drawn by Jessie Shepherd. How delightful is this illustration? I love all the details and the antics of the children. The illustration above was on the cover of the October 5, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 738 and was entitled " The minuet." It was also drawn by Jessie Shepherd. What I noticed about this when I blew it up was the expressions of the children dancing and the little girl in the lower left hand corner. They all seemed bored out of their minds...lol I also noticed the elaborate details on the dress of the young girl dancing. Amazing. The illustration above which appeared in the the August 17, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 633 was entitled "Robin Hood and His Merry Men." It was drawn by Lydia F. Emmet. What's interesting about this illustration is Robin Hood and His Merry Men are all depicted as children. I don't think I've seen them as children anywhere before. The illustration above was a full page engraving in the May 11, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrations Book on page 409 and was engraved by Ch. Baude after the painting by J.T. Errazuris. What was amazing about this engraving is the beautiful detail on the children and the field of flowers. Remarkable. I hope you enjoyed seeing all these illustrations.
This is a wonderful C. M. Burd (Clara M. Burd) children’s print. Published in a 1930 children’s book. (Salvaged from a damaged book.) With vibrant colors this charming picture will look lovely framed. Full page measures 9-3/4” x 11-3/4" Very good condition. Free Shipping. Robert Louis Stevenson We built a ship upon the stairs All made of the back-bedroom chairs.
I don't really think it matters what the time period is when it comes to school being difficult at times for students. The look on the face of the little girl in the illustration above could just as well be from 2019 as 1889. All you have to see is the expression on her face to feel her distress. The illustration above is from the December 1, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book on page 45. It was entitled "Katy's First Recitation in Geography After Vacation." (Or something that sounds very much like it.) While you can easily feel the young girls distress in the recitation illustration at the beginning of this post you certainly can feel the sorry for the little girl in the engraving above who is so distressed she's sobbing while a friend tries to comfort her. She's in detention for whatever reason and is upset by this. I think we've all had times at school where as young children we were brought to tears. I just want to go over to her, put my arms around her and comfort her. I doubt the school mistress did that. The engraving appeared in the November 17, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book and was a two-page illustration on pages 8-9. It was entitled "Kept In." and engraved by Ch. Baude after the painting by Trupheme. The original painting was : In Detention, 1888 (oil on canvas), Trupheme, Auguste Joseph (183698) Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du PetitPalais, France Giraudon The Bridgeman Art Library. In any event the details on this engraving are truly remarkable. Just look at the face of the young girl trying to comfort her friend above. Then, look at the face of the young girl laughing above. Truly remarkable engraving based on the original oil painting. The illustration above also conveys the distress for this little girl as well. It was in the story "The Little Misses Jansen" by Isabel J. Roberts and appeared in the December 8, 1888 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book on page 53. The story was about two sisters: one of whom was very shy and the other who was not. I love the illustration above not for the distress it depicts for the shy girl but for all the different expressions on the rest of the girls faces and the stoic expression of her sister who is trying to comfort her. The illustration above is from the April 20, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book on page 368. It's entitled "Not His Fault" and was drawn by someone named Barnes. The caption is: "Come, Dooley, why don't you rise promptly with the class?" "Please, sir, some one has put gum on the bench." You can feel the pain of the young boy who's being bullied with the expressions on the other student's faces. This was 1889 and bullying was going on then if not for centuries before. Bullying is wrong and should never have been allowed no matter what the time-frame. Thanks goodness most schools now have zero tolerance for bullying. The illustration above entitled " Punishment" was drawn by J. Geoffrey and appeared in the September 14, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book on page 697. You can definitely feel the sorrow of the young boy who's being punished and the sympathy of the young boy comforting him. It always amazes me how time really has no bearing on everyday occurrences in one's life where one child is upset and another is trying to comfort them. Whether it's 1889 or 2019 these occurrences are similar and the reaction of comfort is so wonderful to see. The illustration above was part of a story entitled "Pauline's Patience" by E. Cavazza in the August 19, 1889 weekly of the Harper's Young People Illustrated book on page 611. The caption reads: "Alice subsided into a tearful pocket-handkerchief." In the story Alice forgot to give her father a note the previous evening and now he had left for work so her big sister had to hasten to give it to him and was annoyed with her younger sister for not having told her sooner as she had been left in charge for two days while her mother was away. While it isn't about a school incident you can still feel the pain on the young girl's face and imagine such a scenario. I love the expression on the youngest sister's face thankful the scolding from Pauline wasn't for her. I hope you enjoyed seeing all the illustrations of the Victorian children at school as much as I did.
The Black Country Living Museum opened in the ‘70s and since then the Museum has grown into a literal working village which includes over 50 shops and houses and spans 26 acres. It’s basically an entire village stuck in a time capsule. Winding alleys, gas-lit cobbled streets, costumed characters sat by the fireside reading a […]
This adorable vintage print with text is from “Lucie Attwell’s Annual" published in the 1950s. Measuring 20cm x 25cm (8in x 10in), it has text and images on the reverse. There is tanning due to its age, but the colours are still vibrant. It will add charm to baby’s nursery or child’s room and also makes a unique gift for loved ones, baby showers, and new baby occasions. Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964) was one of Britain's best loved illustrators of children's books. Her illustrations of big-eyed bouncing babies have been favourites for over 70 years. She was known for her cute, nostalgic drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. Her drawings are featured on many postcards, advertisements, posters, books and figurines. Our prints are shipped in protective plastic sleeves and in flat cardboard envelopes to ensure they arrive safely. We will ship ANY number of prints in one package - you pay one shipping fee only!
