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Fairy RevelsEnchanting illustration showing fairies dancing in a ring underneath a toadstool while pixies, elves and sprites watch and hold lamps. c.1925
An Ideal Home No. V. The Spare Room by William Heath RobinsonThis is W. Heath Robinsons solution of the spare room problem, a brilliant idea which renders it possible to entertain in the smallest flat without the slightest difficulty
An Ideal Home No. II. The Folding GardenThis folding garden for flat dwellers with a love of open-air life will appeal to all householders who enjoy rustic amenities in a urban setting. The second of the Ideal Home designs by W
A Star Explodes - Norman LindsayA Star Explodes by Norman Lindsay Date: 1932
An Ideal Home No. IV. Top-Floor Chicken Farm by William HeatThe beauty and simplicity of this solution of the problem of how to keep chickens in the top floor of the bijou flat will appeal to readers who like to get as much as possible for their rent
An Ideal Home No. III. Space Economy At A Wedding ReceptionThe third of the Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson. The illustrations from The Sketch depict ingenious space creating ideas for the spatially challenged home
Blossom and DecayBLOSSOM AND DECAY
The Allies of Santa Claus by Mabel Lucie AttwellTwo little girls slumber on a window sill as the elvish helpers of Father Christmasm sprinkle fairy dust in order that he may deliver presents. Date: 1919
Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt. A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings
The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
He was Jack Frost by Helen JacobsEnchanting illustration featuring a glistening Jack Frost lecturing a group of snowdrop fairies or pixies in a snow covered woodland glade
The Owl and The PussycatThe Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note
Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
The Last Caravan by A. E. BestallA colour illustration by Alfred Bestall showing a fantasy scene where a group of travellers are being spied on from woodland by a centaur and female imps
Astounding Stories Scifi magazine cover, Shadow out of TimeTHE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H P Lovecraft) - Peaslee encounters the Great Race
Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century
Rejected by the inventions board
A Swimming Stroke of GeniusA simple device by which a cross channel swim may be rendered both easy and pleasant- not to mention luxurious. Please note
Whither Away by Florence Mary AndersonA group of delicate looking fairies and pixies ride around on dragonflies and bees. c.1925
Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover, The Mad RobotTHE MAD ROBOT by William P McGivern. A brave man fires a ray-gun at an advancing metal robot with large claws and a brain encassed in a glass-domed head Date: 1944
A Magic Carpet RideA young woman in a yellow dress takes an impromptu ride on a magic flying carpet
The Moonchild by Florence Mary AndersonA small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925
Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover with Hidden Lunar CityHIDDEN CITY by Chesters Geier. Two spacemen spot a hidden circular city rising out of a crater on a seemingly deserted moon Date: 1947
Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbits house. Date: early 20th century
A fantasy illustration of marine reptilesThe Sea-Dragons as they lived. Frontispiece by John Martin from The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons by Thomas Hawkins, 1840
Shakespeares Bees by Pauline BaynesWilliam Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900
Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)
Rejected by the inventions board" Rejected by the inventions board. VII -The Gallipoli Shell-Diverter for returning the Enemys Fire" There were other theatres of war besides he Western Front
Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover, Robot and lionTesting a robot for a space mission by having it fight a lion - a scene from J Schlassels To the Moon by proxy Date: 1928
Strange Incense by Reginald HigginsA rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair
Mad Metal RobotTHE MAD ROBOT by William P McGivern. A brave man fires a ray-gun at an advancing metal robot with large claws and a brain encassed in a glass-domed head Date: 1944
The Kings Castle by Florence Mary Anderson" The Kings Castle by Florence Mary Anderson. " Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a castle", from Lillie and Zizi from The Black Princess
The Fairy of Flight by William BarribalA Spirit of the Age - The Fairy of Flight. Gorgeous illustration of a fairy with huge yellow wings. Date: 1909
Monster Tsetse Fly, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTHE EGGS FROM TANGANYIKA - A warship is attacked by a monster tsetse fly Date: 1926
A simple device for removing a wartContrary to the title of this picture, a complicated and convoluted machine to help a sufferer remove a wart from his head
Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Giant AntsHANDS ACROSS THE VOID - The giant ants of Titan help the Earth travellers against their enemies
Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, Martian CityTHIA OF THE DRYLANDS (Harl Vincent) A secret service man from Earth navigates his ronsal along a street in a Martian city
Apple Picking a LA ModeTravesti costume by Redfern in which Eve is depicted as the serpent in a green dress with a snakes-head headdress. She sinfully picks an apple
Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- We re all mad here, said the Cat. I m mad. You re mad
An Autumnal, mushroom fantasyMushrooms personified, in this unusual illustration featuring three naked women and a child with mushroom caps upon their heads
Segantini UfoRemarkable painting by Italian artist Segantini, in the year of his death. The title Sein is German for essence or suchness
Futuristic long distance airshipA futuristic long distance airship held aloft by two long balloons, flying across the sea
Robidas rotating houseMaison tournante arienee or aerial rotating house, one of Albert Robidas futuristic visions of life in the 20th century
Fantasy Greyhound 1928A wonderfully exaggerated depiction of an excessively elegant greyhound, painted on a red background
Frank Reades AirshipFrank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril
Robot Aesop Simak 1947Aesop (Clifford D. Simak) A rather sad-looking robot
