Flower Fairies of the Spring by Cicely Mary Barker

Cicely was also influenced by the huge popular interest in fairies which developed from the Victorian enthusiasm for fairy stories and was epitomised by the immense popularity of J. Her principal influence, however, which she duly credited, was the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

As a child she was greatly influenced by the works of the illustrator Kate Greenaway, whom she assiduously copied in her formative years. The author : Cicely Mary Barker (JFebruary 16, 1973) was the illustrator who created the famous Flower Fairies, in the shape of ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. One of the great fairy texts, personifying every variety of flower of the spring with a fairy child. The back of the jacket has twelve previous publications by the author (including this one), the latest (A Little Picture Hymn Book) being published in 1929, making this title's publication date sometime in the early 1930s. The book : Rare and very nice early edition with the dustjacket of this exquisite volume by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrations : Profusely illustrated with 24 beautiful colour plates. No date, circa 1930's.ĭustjacket : Good dustjacket (small chips and tears) in a protective removable mylar cover. The jacket is whole and retains the original publisher's price of 2/6 net.īinding : Very good full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed)Ĭontent : Very good content (bright, tight and clean)

Publisher : London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited. Author : Poems and Pictures by Cicely Mary Barker

Flower Fairies of the Spring by Cicely Mary Barker