Old Book Illustrations Pillows

'Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy'. A Jessie Willcox Smith illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Little Women'.

THE CAT AND THE FOX

'The Merman King had been for many years a widower, but his old mother kept house for him; she was a clever woman, but so proud of her noble birth that she wore twelve oysters on her tail, while other grandees were only allowed six.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

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Come play with these very affectionate conjoined cat triplets from the 16th century. We promise you will not regret it.

'His grandmother had told him, when he was quite a little fellow and was about to begin his school life, that every flower in the Garden of Paradise was a delicious cake, and that the pistils were full of wine.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'The Mermaid'. Charles Robinson illustration from 'Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen' (1899).

'I used to meet her in the garden, the ravine, and in the manor fields. She was always picking flowers and herbs, those she knew her father could use for healing drinks and potions.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'He lifted it with a trembling hand and shouted with a trembling voice: "Gold! gold!"' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

"I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night! Heaven knows what was in the bed. I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning. It is terrible!" An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty.' A Virginia Frances Sterrett illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Old French Fairy Tales', 1920.

WITH THE BIRDS

'His limbs were numbed, his beautiful eyes were closing, and he must have died if the little mermaid had not come to the rescue.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'The Fairy dropped her shimmering garment, drew back the branches, and a moment after was hidden within their depths.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

One of the numerous monstrous humans believed to exist in far away lands. Here we have a chest-headed savage, walking with regal composure.

Two muscular stranded sailors working hard in the 16th century.

'Felicia listening to the hen's story.' A Kay Nielsen illustration from 'In Powder and Crinoline', (1913).

'One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror with this peculiarity, that every good and pretty thing reflected in it shrank away to almost nothing.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'Many a winter's night she flies through the streets and peeps in at the windows, and then the ice freezes on the panes into wonderful patterns like flowers.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

16th century woodcut of a perspective machine by Albrecht Dürer.

This is an old school retro illustration of a crocodile done on the page of a book.

One of the numerous monstrous humans believed to exist in far away lands. Here we have a chest-headed savage, walking with regal composure.

'Prince Souci and Princess Minon-Minette on the fan.' A Kay Nielsen illustration from 'In Powder and Crinoline', (1913).

'Each was delicious in her different way; and, for the life of him, he could not make up his mind!' by Kay Nielsen. This is a new scan from my own copy of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'.

'The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'The Fairy of the Garden now advanced to meet them; her garments shone like the sun, and her face beamed like that of a happy mother rejoicing over her child.' An Edmund Dulac illustration scanned from my own copy of 'Stories From Hans Andersen', 1911.

'The old woman who knew the story.' A Kay Nielsen illustration from 'In Powder and Crinoline', (1913).

'List, ah, list to the zephyr in the grove! Where beneath the happy boughs Flora builds her summerhouse: Whist! ah, whist! while the cushat tells his love' by Kay Nielsen. This is a new scan from my own copy of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'.

'Felicia thereupon stepped forth, and terrified though she was, saluted the Queen respectfully: with so graceful a curtsey' by Kay Nielsen. This is a new scan from my own copy of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'.

'This good Fairy placed her own baby in a cradle of roses and gave command to the zephyrs to carry him to the tower.' A Kay Nielsen illustration from 'In Powder and Crinoline', (1913).

'The Moon.' An Anne Anderson illustration scanned from my own copy of 'The Sleepy Song Book', 1915.