Book Collection (page 211)

A modern Cinderella a notable production of the last word in musical comedy : book & lyrics by Caspar Nathan, music by Hampton Durand. Date c1901

Interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London
Colour drawing of a rich interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Book cover by David Wright You Can Call It a Day by Peter Ch
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, You Can Call it a Day by Peter Cheney featuring a red-haired woman wearing an alluringly, transparent black dress

H Had it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

Title page and frontispiece, Travels through Africa

A man and woman of Bahaharana, Africa
Plate entitled A man and woman of Bahaharana in the dress of the country. He carries a large club and she carries a bucket

Children feeding swans
Children on a riverbank feeding swans. Front cover of Happy Days Play Book. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

Christmas. Children pulling a sled
Children in festive mood playing in the snow. Front cover of Merry Days Play Book. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

Children in a classroom, a boy stands in front of a mixed class of seated children with a book at his feet, opened on a page that says the cat sat on the mat

Art deco illustration by Fish, 1916
Art deco illustration by Fish for the joyous festive season, 1916 Date: 1916

K Knelt for it

A is for Apple

Girl collecting eggs from the hens
Young farm girl carrying a basket of new laid eggs. Front cover of Little Chicks Play Book. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

C Cut it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

D Dealt it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

L Longed for it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

The lamplighter
From a book illustration. Artist: Alan Wright Date: circa 1920

T Took it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

G Got it

Motor bike & sidecar & tram
The Wonders of Speed. Book illustration.Date: 1924

Henry Thoreau with signature
1817-1862. American author, poet, naturalist, philosopher, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, surveyor and leading transcendentalist

Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney featuring a a woman seductively revealing an elegant shoulder as her red dress falls down. Date: c.1950

A Moor in the desart of Sahara, Africa
Plate entitled A Moor in the desart of Sahara, depicting a man on a horse riding across the desert. The book (one of three), entitled Travels through the Interior of Africa

S Sang for it
From A Apple Pie the iconic picture book by Kate Greenaway Date: 1886

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I, wife of Friedrich V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia. Date: 1596-1662

Max and Moritz
The mischievous Max and Moritz, causing havoc wherever they go, 1865 Date: 1865

A boy lying on a bed with a book and a toy horse, the head board is decorated with bird fruit and sun motifs. The caption to the picture reads I d buy rusks, bananas, and apples

Silhouette advertisement for H. L. Oakley at Bentalls
Advertisement for Bentalls Ltd department store in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, promoting the presence of the silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley available to cut portraits on the spot. circa 1925

A man reads a book in a shop
A man reads a book in a bookshop, with many strange-looking busts in the background. 1925

The wedding bible given to the Princess Royal
A bible gifted to Victoria(Vicky)(1840-1901), eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, the Princess Royal, on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia

Newgate Prison - the condemned cell
A prisoner, watched over by a warder, reads as he spends his final few hours in the condemned cell at Newgate Prison Date: 1873

Book-plate by Aubrey Beardsley
The book-plate of the artist designed by Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1890s

Princess Diana caricature
Diana, Princess of Wales (1960 - 1997), pictured in caricature looking glamorous with her flicked hair, strapless evening gown and a scrap book, no doubt full of cuttings about her. Date: 1986

Luvisca blouse
A mother reads a bedtime story to her children, wearing a jumper blouse of Courtaulds Luvisca, reinforced with a basque and with a V shaped neckline. 1931

Satire on art of Aubrey Beardsley
Airs Resumptive. V. - Lilith Libifera (after Rossetti). A satirical drawing and poem published in Punch in 1894 on the art of Aubrey Beardsley

W. H. Smith bookbinding works in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire Date: c. 1905

W. H. Smith Library
W. H. Smith and Sons Library ticket Date: 1941

Porters Guild
Regulations for the porters guild, Stockholm, Sweden 1502. Date: 1502

On the Sands
Summer day at the beach Circa 1880

On the cards 1918
Rationing was introduced into Britain at the end of World War One, February 1918. Conscience of the response to an effective U-boat campaign, to ensure that food shortages never occurred

Susan refuses to help Dunderpate with his marriage plans, and slams the door on him. Date: 1938

Mrs Bobbity and neighbours with policeman
Mrs Bobbity and neighbours tell the policeman what has happened, and he takes notes. Jack Sparrow, perched on a lamp post, calls out that its the cat who should be prosecuted! Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched on step, moth flutters past
Jack Sparrow perches on a step, dejected at not finding any food for his family. A moth flutters past. Date: 1937

Boys playing cricket
The boys play cricket, ignoring Jack Sparrows request for help. Date: 1937

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

Mrs Bobbity in her garden, looking up at the sparrows and their nest. Date: 1937

Two little girls going for a walk
Two little girls, Polly and Susan, going for a walk. One of them holds a rolled up umbrella or parasol, the other pulls a doll in a cart. first published 1879

Frontispiece, Mrs Bobbity standing at the tea table
Frontispiece design showing Mrs Bobbity standing at the table, getting the tea ready. Date: 1937

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