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Dewdrops from Fairyland
(1912)
Illustrated by Duncan Carse
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A rare copy of Lucy M Scott's
Dewdrops from Fairyland - illustrated by Carse and published
by Frederick Warne & Co (London and New York) in 1912.
Printing was undertaken by Billing
and Sons Ltd (Guildford).
To
the left, we show an example with the original
navy- and gilt-decorated blue
cloth cover.
On the right, we show Title Page
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Dewdrops from Fairyland
is a collection of stories purportedly written by Lucy M
Scott while she was aged between nine and ten.
The short introduction provides
an assurance to that effect from her parents, Major
General Douglas A Scott and May Scott (a delightful
Edwardian-period touch):
These stories were written
by our little daughter Lucy between the ages of
nine and ten.
She has produced them from
time to time, entirely unaided. As the interest
of the book so
much depends upon its authenticity, we have been asked to five this
assurance to the public.
To the right, we
show the introduction
and assurance
provided by Lucy's parents.
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Those stories include: "Silver Wings' Visit to Earth"; "Tiger-Lily
Sprite"; "The Last Bee of Summer"; "The Immortal Baby";
"The Witch and the
Goblin"; "When the Sun and Moon met"; "The First Rose Beetle";
"A Blackberry Tale"; and
"Mrs Nightingale's Evening Party".
Carse has produced a wonderful suite of colour and
monotone illustrations to accompany the tales written by Scott.
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When presented on Greeting Cards, these
images are prepared as tipped-in
plates - in homage to the hand-crafted
approach typical
of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades
of the 20th Century.
Hand-finishing is used to replicate the
visual appearance of a tipped-in plate and the images are presented
on
Ivory card stock (in the case of colour illustrations) or White
card stock (in the case of monotone illustrations)
with an accompanying envelope. We have left the cards blank so that you may write your own personal
message.
Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print or Poster of one or more of these images, we have provided some
options below. Of course, should you wish to
discuss some customised options, we welcome
your contact on any
matter through
ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.
In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images
from Duncan Carse.
The colour illustrations
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Frontispiece
Oh, what did she see?
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Tiger-Lily Sprite
A beautiful golden gate seemed
to form in the sky
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The Last Bee of Summer
That's what comes of working so
much
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The Immortal Baby
Playing with the little green
crabs
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C1 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C2 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C3 (10x15)
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Reproduction on
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Code: DC DF C4 (10x15)
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The Witch and the Goblin
The head of a tutor and the
hair
of a governess
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When the Sun and the Moon met
A pale yellow round ball floated
from behind a cloud
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The First Rose Beetle
At the Flower Show they were
much praised
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A
Blackberry Tale
Oh, bother
the wind! I can't reach
these blackberries
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C5 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C6 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C7 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C8 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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Mrs Nightingale's Evening Party
"But how are we to get
there?"
asked Peterkin
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Reproduction on
10x15" sheet
Code: DC DF C9 (10x15)
Price: US$50.00
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