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Antique children book illustrations Collection

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Antique children book illustrations Collection: Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland Collection
153 items

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Prints from Pied Piper of Hamelin

Prints from Pied Piper of Hamelin Collection
27 items

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Illustrations by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)

Illustrations by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) Collection
32 items

Antique illustration from fables picture book: The blind beggar of Bethnal Green

Antique children book illustrations Collection: The Little Match Girl, lithograph, published in 1891

The Little Match Girl, lithograph, published in 1891
The Little Match Girl. A fary tale (1845) by Hans Christian Andersen (Danish author, 1805 - 1875). Lithograph, published in 1891

Antique children book illustrations Collection: The Gnome (Das kluge ErdmAÔé¼nnchen), lithograph, published in 1891

The Gnome (Das kluge ErdmAÔé¼nnchen), lithograph, published in 1891
The Gnome (Das kluge ErdmAÔé¼nnchen). A fary tale by the Brothers Grimm, Germany. Lithograph, published in 1891

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Princess Nobody - Fairy knights jousting

Princess Nobody - Fairy knights jousting
Vintage engraving from the story Princess Nobody A Tale of Fairyland, by Richard Doyle. Fairies dressing in armour and riding on the backs of grasshoppers and beetles jousting

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Gurneys steam coach, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch s

Gurneys steam coach, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch s
colorized, drawing, drawn, encyclopedia, hand-colored, historic, illus, Antique children book illustrations, Picture Book for Children

Antique children book illustrations Collection: July - Kate Greenaway, 1884

July - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of July. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique illustration from fables picture book: The blind beggar of Bethnal Green

Antique children book illustrations Collection: King picking flower buds (Victorian cartoon)

King picking flower buds (Victorian cartoon)
A mad King picking all the flower buds off his plants. Naturally, once the buds had gone, there would be no flowers, so the other plants in the garden were angry

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Little girl riding on a broom

Little girl riding on a broom
A little girl - who is supposed to be helping with the housework - riding on a broom and pretending to be a witch. From " Christmas Posy - A Bunch of Verses for Children"

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Two Victorian boys in rugby football kit talking on a bench

Two Victorian boys in rugby football kit talking on a bench
Two 19th century boys wearing rugby football kit sitting on a bench with the ball at their feet. One of them appears to be consoling the other

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Victorian boy laughing as he looks through a kaleidescope

Victorian boy laughing as he looks through a kaleidescope
A young 19th century boy is laughing with delight as he peers through a kaleidoscope with his right eye, whilst covering up his left eye

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Unfortunate Victorian schoolboy being punished and bullied by his schoolbooks

Unfortunate Victorian schoolboy being punished and bullied by his schoolbooks
A Victorian schoolboy wearing a dunces cap is standing in the corner on a pile of books. Fluttering around him are fantastical images of more schoolbooks who are taunting him about his stupidity

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Puppies and their mother looking at a bird

Puppies and their mother looking at a bird
Three puppies and their mother looking at a wild bird, which resembles a starling. The bird seems unperturbed and the puppies are intrigued

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Victorian children launching a toy yacht in a pond

Victorian children launching a toy yacht in a pond
Nineteenth century boy and girl beside a tranquil rural pond or river with flag irises in flower on the bank. The little girl is holding a bunch of wild flowers

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Naughty Victorian schoolboy drawing a caricature of his teacher on the wall -

Naughty Victorian schoolboy drawing a caricature of his teacher on the wall -
A small Victorian boy drawing a caricature of his teacher on the schoolroom wall to the amusement of his friend. Little do they know that the schoolmistress is watching them through the doorway

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Victorian girl minding a baby and a dog

Victorian girl minding a baby and a dog
A 19th century girl has been left in charge of her baby sibling and the family dog. She is playing at being mother and raises a finger to the dog to keep him in order

Antique color illustration from German children fable book

Antique children book illustrations Collection: The Elf King Asleep Beneath a Toadstool

The Elf King Asleep Beneath a Toadstool
A vintage fairyland image featuring the Elf King sleeping under a toadstool mushroom with an elf and beetle watching from nearby

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Summer tent of the Greenlanders, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin

Summer tent of the Greenlanders, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin
accommodation, colorized, drawing, drawn, encyclopedia, hand-colored, , Antique children book illustrations

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Greenlandic kayak, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch picture

Greenlandic kayak, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch picture
boat, colorized, drawing, drawn, encyclopedia, hand-colored, historic, , Antique children book illustrations, Picture Book for Children

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Winter apartment of the Greenlanders, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich

Winter apartment of the Greenlanders, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich
accommodation, colorized, drawing, drawn, encyclopedia, hand-colored, , Antique children book illustrations

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Greenlandic winter boat, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch

Greenlandic winter boat, hand-colored copper engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch
boat, colorized, drawing, drawn, encyclopedia, hand-colored, historic, , Antique children book illustrations, Picture Book for Children

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Victorian mother and her children on holiday at the beach

Victorian mother and her children on holiday at the beach
Vintage engraving of a Victorian mother and her children on holiday at the beach, 19th Century

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Rumpelstiltzkin, fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, lithograph, published c. 1880

Rumpelstiltzkin, fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, lithograph, published c. 1880
Rumpelstiltzkin (German: Rumpelstilzchen) helps the millers daughter spin straw into gold. A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Germany. Lithograph, published c. 1880

Antique children book illustrations Collection: The Silver Child (Das Silberkindchen), lithograph, published in 1891

The Silver Child (Das Silberkindchen), lithograph, published in 1891
The Silver Child (Das Silberkindchen). A fary tale by the Brothers Grimm, Germany. Lithograph, published in 1891

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Sleeping Beauty, lithograph, published in 1891

Sleeping Beauty, lithograph, published in 1891
Sleeping Beauty. A fary tale by Charles Perrault, France. Lithograph, published in 1891

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Knight Goldhair, fairy tale, lithograph, published in 1898

Knight Goldhair, fairy tale, lithograph, published in 1898
Knight Goldhair, fairy tale. Lithograph after a drawing by Alexander Zick (German painter, 1845 - 1907), published in 1898

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Snow White and Rose Red, lithograph, published c. 1895

Snow White and Rose Red, lithograph, published c. 1895
Snow White and Rose Red. A fary tale by the Brothers Grimm, Germany. Lithograph, published c. 1895

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Snow white, lithograph, published c. 1895

Snow white, lithograph, published c. 1895
The Queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple. A fary tale by the Brothers Grimm, Germany. Lithograph, published c. 1895

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Snow white, lithograph, published in 1891

Snow white, lithograph, published in 1891
The Queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple. A fary tale by the Brothers Grimm. Lithograph, published in 1891

Antique children book illustrations Collection: August - Kate Greenaway, 1884

August - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of August. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: September - Kate Greenaway, 1884

September - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of September. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: October - Kate Greenaway, 1884

October - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of October. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: June - Kate Greenaway, 1884

June - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of June. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: January - Kate Greenaway, 1884

January - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of January. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: March - Kate Greenaway, 1884

March - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of March. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: December - Kate Greenaway, 1884

December - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of December. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Antique children book illustrations Collection: February - Kate Greenaway, 1884

February - Kate Greenaway, 1884
From the Kate Greenaway Almanack for 1884, an illustration for the month of February. The Almanack for 1884 by Kate Greenaway was published by George Routledge & Sons of London and New York

Alice in Wonderland
The Blue Caterpillar, from the Lewis Carroll Story Alice in Wonderland, Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1871

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Princess Nobody - Fairy and the ladybird

Princess Nobody - Fairy and the ladybird
Vintage engraving from the story Princess Nobody A Tale of Fairyland, by Richard Doyle. Fairy and the ladybird

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Brothers Grimm - The Valiant Little Tailor

Brothers Grimm - The Valiant Little Tailor
Vintage colour engraving from the story The Valiant Little Tailor or The Brave Little Tailor is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 20

Antique children book illustrations Collection: Alice with knight and horse illustration, (Alices Adventures in Wonderland)

Alice with knight and horse illustration, (Alices Adventures in Wonderland)
Page scanned from an original book dated 1870, this is a colour illustration by John Tenniel from Lewis Carrolls Through the Looking-glass

Antique childrens book comic illustration: snail

Antique children spelling book illustrations: Sad

Antique children spelling book illustrations: Dog

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