Elf Collection (page 3)

Title page design, The Fairy Book, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Two sprites playing a violin and a flute
A butterfly dances to the music played by two sprites playing a violin and a flute

Birthday card, five years old, in the shape of a figure five with five little elves riding on birds. Date: 20th century

Birthday card, the Many Happy Returns Inn
Birthday card, depicting the Many Happy Returns Inn, a colourful toadstool where special birthday teas are served. Various elves are making preparations and enjoying tea in the foreground

Sir Theodore F Brinckman, Vanity Fair, ELF
Lt.-Col. SIR THEODORE FRANCIS BRINCKMAN (1862-1937) Soldier, fighting in the in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902 and in the First World War in 1914

Col E. H. Carlile MP, Vanity Fair, ELF
SIR HILDRED CARLILE, 1st Baronet CBE (1852-1942) English businessman and Conservative Party politician. MP for St Albans. His brother Wilson Carlile was founder of the Church Army

Parnall Elf, G-aIN. This aircraft is currently preserved at Old Warden by the Shuttleworth Trust

George Geach Parnall in front of a Parnall Elf (possibly the prototype)

Elves jumping over toadstools
A party scene with elves jumping over toadstools as a mouse provides the musical entertainment. Date: 1912

An elf at the door of a witchs house
An elf appears frightened as a witch comes out of her house to see him. c. 1920

Elves and pixies in a wagon c. 1920

A Wind Elf and a weathercock circa 1910

The Elf and Squirrel celebrate opening some nuts
The Elf and the Nuts. The Elf and Squirrel celebrate opening some nuts

Dog, mouse and Elf

King with Fairies
Kings with fairies

Chicken with flu

Comus / Milton / Fairies
Elves and fairies dance on the beach Date: First published : 1634

The fairies will have gathered in the forest very soon (Fairy Song). 1920s

British Ballad, Sir Cauline, Knight
SIR CAULINE (Sir Cawline) British ballad telling the story of Sir Cawline who is in love with the kings daughter and has to do some great deed to be worthy of her

British Ballad, Sir Cauline
SIR CAULINE (Sir Cawline) British ballad telling the story of Sir Cawline who is in love with the kings daughter. He falls ill from it so has to do some great deed to be worthy of her

Batgers Christmas Cracker label
Elves or pixies dressed in red rather over-do it blowing bubbles

Elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth
A young elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth near a speckled toadstool. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith set in a circular border

A Fairy Tale by Earnshaw
A strange little man appears as if by magic to the surprise of two medieval types, who look rather strange themselves

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Fairy Stories for Tiny Folk
A bold and colourful cover design for the front cover of a childrens book from the 1920s featuring an elf and a fairy in a woodland glade

Fairy Stories for Tiny Folk back cover
A bold, colourful yet charming scene showing an elf-like figure peering from behind trees and beckoning to a rabbit

Wild Edric & Elf Maiden
Wild Eric sees 3 Elf sisters dancing in a lighted house. He falls in love & weds one of them on condition that he never reproaches her about her sisters, which one day he does

Andersen Elf Hill Clarke
Three mysterious women float above the hill

ELF SHOT
ELF-SHOT These flint arrow-heads were supposed to be of fairy origin, and a valuable protection against the Evil Eye

Peeping at Nymph
An Elf peeps at a lake-spirit as she relaxes under the surface

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