March 7th, 2013
oldbookillustrations: I don’t want to go to sleep again. Winsor McCay, from Little Nemo in Slumberland, published in the New York Herald, 1906. (Click here to view full page.)

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I don’t want to go to sleep again.

Winsor McCay, from Little Nemo in Slumberland, published in the New York Herald, 1906.

(Click here to view full page.)

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March 5th, 2013
oldbookillustrations: There once was a man who knew many new tales. Hans Tegner, from Andersenovy pohádky (Andersen’s Fairy Tales) vol. 2, by Hans Christian Andersen, Prague, 1902. (Source: archive.org)

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There once was a man who knew many new tales.

Hans Tegner, from Andersenovy pohádky (Andersen’s Fairy Tales) vol. 2, by Hans Christian Andersen, Prague, 1902.

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January 9th, 2013
oldbookillustrations: Mary J. Newill (1860-1947), front cover from The nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen, New York, 1898. (Source: archive.org)

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Mary J. Newill (1860-1947), front cover from The nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen, New York, 1898.

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September 25th, 2012
oldbookillustrations: The lion had a green and yellow tie. Leonard Leslie Brooke, from Johnny Crow’s garden, London, New York, circa 1903. (Source: archive.org)

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The lion had a green and yellow tie.

Leonard Leslie Brooke, from Johnny Crow’s garden, London, New York, circa 1903.

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August 21st, 2012
adventures-of-the-blackgang: The Wonder Book of Wonders 1934  edited by Harry GoldingAn illustrated children’s book to excite interest in various world wonders. One of the Wonder Book series. Published by Ward,Lock & Co, London Original (2323 x 3031)

adventures-of-the-blackgang:

The Wonder Book of Wonders 1934 

edited by Harry Golding
An illustrated children’s book to excite interest in various world wonders. One of the Wonder Book series. Published by Ward,Lock & Co, London

Original (2323 x 3031)

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July 2nd, 2012
oldbookillustrations: The Little Mermaid Vilhelm Pedersen, from Eventyr og historier (fairy-tales and stories) vol. 1, by Hans Christian Andersen, Kristiana, 1913. (Source: archive.org)

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The Little Mermaid

Vilhelm Pedersen, from Eventyr og historier (fairy-tales and stories) vol. 1, by Hans Christian Andersen, Kristiana, 1913.

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July 2nd, 2012
oldbookillustrations: Headpiece vignette to The Sweethearts. Vilhelm Pedersen, from Eventyr og historier (fairy-tales and stories) vol. 1, by Hans Christian Andersen, Kristiana, 1913. (Source: archive.org)

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Headpiece vignette to The Sweethearts.

Vilhelm Pedersen, from Eventyr og historier (fairy-tales and stories) vol. 1, by Hans Christian Andersen, Kristiana, 1913.

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April 20th, 2012
oldbookillustrations: And the sheep Went to sleep From Johnny Crow’s party, illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke, London, New York, 1907. (Source: archive.org)

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And the sheep
Went to sleep

From Johnny Crow’s party, illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke, London, New York, 1907.

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April 20th, 2012
oldbookillustrations: Looked quite regal. From Johnny Crow’s party, illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke, London, New York, 1907. (Source: archive.org)

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Looked quite regal.

From Johnny Crow’s party, illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke, London, New York, 1907.

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