Category Archives: vintage childrens illustrations

Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie illustrated by Roy Best

Posted on July 31, 2014 by

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Roy Best was an American illustrator with a long career as a painter of pin-up girls. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Institute of Chicago, while working on railroad construction crew to…

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Illustrator Ruth Mary Hallock, A Child’s Garden of Verses

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

Last October I posted some 1928 American school reader illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock in my blog here. Yesterday, while sorting through books I found some more of her illustrations in a much-loved 1946 edition of ‘A Child’s Garden of … Continue reading →

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Charming Illustrations of Children

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

I found these old illustrations in a vintage children’s book about growing up and getting big. Aren’t they sweet? Click on any of the images to go to my Etsy shop where I have more cuties from the same book.

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Ruth Mary Hallock 1928 American School Reader Book Illustrations

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

   Ruth Mary Hallock was one of the many  illustrators of  the beloved  Child’s Garden of Verses  by Robert Louis Stevenson. I can’t find out very much about her except that she she lived from 1876-1945, she illustrated children’s book … Continue reading →

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Peter Pan by Sir James Barrie illustrated by Roy Best

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Roy Best was an American illustrator with a long career as a painter of pin-up girls. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Institute of Chicago, while working on railroad construction crew to support himself. In New … Continue reading →

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The Circus is Coming!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

I love clowns and the circus, especially the old posters and illustrations that got you excited about its coming to town. I don’t have any old posters but I do have a collection of illustrations and here are some of … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

I found a few volumes of The Home University Bookshelf at my favorite store,  the Saint Louis Goodwill outlet. They are copyrighted 1938 but the illustrations are from 1900-1927, my favorite period. Look at these beauties!

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old school reader illustrations

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

These illustrations were found in an American school reader book from the thirties.

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Anny Engelmann Vintage German Childrens Book Illustrations

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

old childrens illustrations

aren’t they sweet?

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