Leo Claretie; A Vimar

L&Apos;Oie Du Capitole

Paris, Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art, L.- Henry May, c1900. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of 'L'oie du Capitole', a French children's book about the mythological capitol geese, with hand-coloured illustrations. 'Edition du Figaro', scarce. Illustrations include numerous hand-painted in-text illustrations throughout work. 'L'oie du Capitole' is an amusing children's book, written in French and based upon the mythological 'Oies du Capitole&apos. The Capitol Geese refers to an event from the sixth century, in which geese raised the alarm to the Roman people when the Gauls tried to take them by surprise at night.  Other interesting animals are introduced, such as elephants, camels, and lions. Written by Leo Claretie (1862-1924), a french journalist. Claretie tragically died when he was hit by a train in the 1920s. With drawings by Auguste Vimar (1851-1916), a visual artist who contributed to a range of children's books. Ink inscription to front pastedown from prior owner, stating 'Jacques Chaigne, a son grand ami, Jean.' Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with gilt illustration still bright on front boards. Light fading to the margins of boards with a few marks. Light wear to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to front pastedown and endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned, but colour illustrations remain bright. Very Good . Ill.: Auguste Vimar. Very Good .

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Book number: 809D56

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: L'oie du Capitole Leo Claretie Auguste Vimar children's literature Leo Claretie Capitol Goose Auguste Vimar

Edmund Dulac

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture Book for the French Red Cross

London , Hodder and Stoughton, [1916]. Cloth. A collection of songs and stories from popular culture, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures. He designed banknotes during World War II and postage stamps, most notably those that heralded the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. With nineteen tipped-in coloured plates, and a portrait of Dulac. Including Cinderella, Sinbad the Sailor, Blue Beard and many others. In a yellow cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some tidemarks and bumping. Internally, firmly bound, although front blank has been removed. Pages are bright, though with some foxing (heavier to the first and last few page) and some tidemarks. Good . Ill.: Edmund Dulac. Good .

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Book number: GEN25-B-7

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Edmund Dulac Cinderella Red Cross Cinderella Edmund Dulac

Gerald Gottlieb

Early Children&Apos;S Books and Their Illustrations

London, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975. Cloth. An illustrated bibliography of childrens' stories. With illustrations throughout, many of which are coloured. Including details of early editions of Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Aesop's Fables and many others. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is generally smart, though with some edgewear, including chipping, and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, aside from some tape-marks to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: GEN32-B-3

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Children's Bibliography Dustwrapper Bibliography None

Max Jungnickel

Das Kathe Kruse Bilderbuch

Munich, Georg W. Dietrich, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming children's picture book, in the original German language. German. First edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated complete. A picture book for children with a charming tale following a day in the life of a doll and their family. Written by Max Jungnickel, a German writer whose works often have fairytale-like elements. In the original quarter red cloth binding with green paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with minor sunning to the board edges and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Max Jungnickel. Very Good .

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Book number: 909T6

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Kathe Kruse Bilderbuch Jungnickel Kruse Max Jungnickel

C. Haldane McFall; T. Leman Hare [ed.]

Beautiful Children Immortalised by the Masters

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company , 1909. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this large paper collection of children's portraits from famous paintings. Featuring fifty reproductions in colour of famous paintings of children, including some by Lawrence, Mabuse, Van Dyck, Moreelse, Rembrandt, Rigaud, and many others. Collated, complete. Text by C. Haldane McFall with discussions on childhood, and the Flemish, Dutch, Spanish, German, French, and British schools of art. Edited by T. Leman Hare. Haldane McFall was a British army officer later known as an authoritative art critic as well as illustrator. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to front board and back strip, colourful illustration to front board. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, back strip darkened with light minor marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 841A60

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: children's portraits first editions illustrated first editions Various

None

Os Animaes Divertem-Se

Rio-de-Janeiro, H. Garnier, 1921. Cloth. A very scarce Portuguese children's work, containing colorful and humorous illustrations of animals. A very scarce work. In Portuguese. A collection of humorous amphomorphic animal colour illustrations. With fifty color plates. Illustrated by Benjamin Rabier, a French illustrator, and comic book artist. He started working as an illustrator for various newspapers, and his works normally had animals as main characters. He created the famous character of Gideon the duck. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Some loss of paper to the boards, heavier to the front board. Marks and some discolouration to the boards. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot. Small closed tears to the tails of some pages, with a larger tear to page 15. Good . Ill.: Benjamin Rabier. Good .

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Book number: 675P60

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Os Animaes Divertem-Se benjamin rabier childrens portuguese benjamin rabier rabier animals Benjamin Rabier

Arthur Rackham

The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book: A Book of Old Favourites with New Illustrations

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. An early reprinting of this first edition Arthur Rackham, a very highly regarded book illustrator. Early reprinting of this first edition. First published in 1933, London. A large collection of illustrations to accompany classic fairytales and stories. Includes 8 coloured plates. Collated complete. Written and illustrated by Arthur Rackham, an English book illustrator recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. Known for his combination pen and ink drawings with watercolour, his work has been featured with the early American tale of 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens&apos. In the original red binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear to extremities. Clipped dust wrapper, very smart. A few closed tears with sympathetic repairs made with tape to reverse of the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 839T29

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Rackham Fairy Illustration Fairy Arthur Rackham

Junzo Terada; Ray Marshall

Yuletide Carolers: Pop-Up Advent Calendar

San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013 . First edition. Paperback. A charming and scarce children's advent calendar with removable characters beneath each window, illustrated by Japanese illustrator Junzo Terada. The first edition, first impression of this scarce work.A colourful pop-up advent calendar by Japanese artist Junzo Terada.Consisting of a central pop-up scene surrounded by twenty-five windows. Beneath eats window is a removable caroller character, intended to be placed around the central scene.Only one window - that of day one - has been fully opened.Paper engineering by Ray Marshall. In publisher's original illustrated envelope, containing the folding calendar. Envelope fine. Pop-up intact and in full working order. Paper clean and bright. Only one day window has been opened, with the paper remaining intact. Near Fine . Ill.: Junzo Terada; Ray Marshall. Near Fine .

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Book number: 915F31

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Yuletide Carolers christmas advent calendar junzo terada christmas Junzo Terada; Ray Marshall

E. Todd

Ignoramus: A Fairy Story

Manchester , Sherratt and Hughes, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fairy story about a young girl nicknamed 'Ignoramus' with an illustration to frontispiece, black and white plates and further illustrations integrated with the text. First edition. With decorative capitals and head to chapters throughout With a gift ink inscription to front pastedown. In an illustrated cloth binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities, some fading to spine and the odd mark and stain to boards. Front hinge tender. Internally, binding strained in places. Bright but with the occasional handling mark to pages and spotting to endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: May Chatteris Fisher. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN30-G-11

Catalogue: Children's Illustrators

Keywords: Fairy Story Fairies Children's Fairies May Chatteris Fisher