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Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 15 hours ago

CATASTROPHE, a final event (generally unhappy).
From "The Royal Picture Alphabet" written & illustrated by John Leighton (aka Luke Limner), London: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/c-catastrophe/

The letter C is illustrated with a woman wearing a bonnet and mittens who discovers that the fish tank in her garden has just fallen from its base and broken. The full verse reads:
“Oh here’s a sad catastrophe!”
Was Mrs. Blossom’s cry—
Then—”Water! water! bring to me—
Or all my fish will die.” — The letter C is illustrated with a woman wearing a bonnet and mittens who discovers that the fish tank in her garden has just fallen from its base and broken. The full verse reads: “Oh here’s a sad catastrophe!” Was Mrs. Blossom’s cry— Then—”Water! water! bring to me— Or all my fish will die.”

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Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 13 hours ago

PETS, favourites, spoilt fondlings.
From "The Royal Picture Alphabet" written & illustrated by John Leighton (aka Luke Limner), London: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/p-pets/

Old Book Illustrations

P Is for Pets | Old Book Illustrations

The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat...

The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat, fish, dogs, and a squirrel. The full verse reads:
Some people say that Aunty Gray
To animals is kind;
We think, instead, they are over fed,
And kept too much confined. — The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat, fish, dogs, and a squirrel. The full verse reads: Some people say that Aunty Gray To animals is kind; We think, instead, they are over fed, And kept too much confined.

Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 13 hours ago

PETS, favourites, spoilt fondlings.
From "The Royal Picture Alphabet" written & illustrated by John Leighton (aka Luke Limner), London: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/p-pets/

Old Book Illustrations

P Is for Pets | Old Book Illustrations

The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat...

The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat, fish, dogs, and a squirrel. The full verse reads:
Some people say that Aunty Gray
To animals is kind;
We think, instead, they are over fed,
And kept too much confined. — The letter P is illustrated with a woman sitting on a chair, spoon-feeding her monkey while surrounded by her other pets, including a cockatoo, a cat, fish, dogs, and a squirrel. The full verse reads: Some people say that Aunty Gray To animals is kind; We think, instead, they are over fed, And kept too much confined.

Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 15 hours ago

CATASTROPHE, a final event (generally unhappy).
From "The Royal Picture Alphabet" written & illustrated by John Leighton (aka Luke Limner), London: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/c-catastrophe/

The letter C is illustrated with a woman wearing a bonnet and mittens who discovers that the fish tank in her garden has just fallen from its base and broken. The full verse reads:
“Oh here’s a sad catastrophe!”
Was Mrs. Blossom’s cry—
Then—”Water! water! bring to me—
Or all my fish will die.” — The letter C is illustrated with a woman wearing a bonnet and mittens who discovers that the fish tank in her garden has just fallen from its base and broken. The full verse reads: “Oh here’s a sad catastrophe!” Was Mrs. Blossom’s cry— Then—”Water! water! bring to me— Or all my fish will die.”

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Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Frontispiece of "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin," written & illustrated by Beatrix Potter, New York: [ca. 1903?] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/squirrel-nutkin-frontispiece/

Two squirrels are sitting on a wooden fence: one has just picked a couple of hazelnuts, while the other looks up at the first, holding out a tiny bag.

Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Frontispiece of "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin," written & illustrated by Beatrix Potter, New York: [ca. 1903?] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/squirrel-nutkin-frontispiece/

Two squirrels are sitting on a wooden fence: one has just picked a couple of hazelnuts, while the other looks up at the first, holding out a tiny bag.

Old Book Illustrations

@oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

Jumped out of a window, upsetting three plants.
Virginia Albert, from "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, Chicago, New York: 1916 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/upsetting-plants/

Old Book Illustrations

Upsetting Three Plants | Old Book Illustrations

Peter Rabbit is suspended in mid-air, scared and shocked by his own clumsiness after just knocking over three flower pots

Peter Rabbit is suspended in mid-air, scared and shocked by his own clumsiness after just knocking over three flower pots.

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