Frank C Pape Collection at Spirit of the Ages

As you make your way through this page, you will have the opportunity to view more than 100 genuine vintage

The contributions from Papé are drawn from his illustrations shown on pristine 1st Edition plates for titles including:

As enthusiasts, while preparing these illustrations in the largest size possible, we appreciate the desirability of replicating

the line, form, colour and finish of these wonderful images just as they would have appeared to Papé. To that end,

throughout the page that follows, we have shown images optimised for reproduction in larger formats - usually in a

manner pleasing for 10 x 13" or 10 x 15" framing options. We consider those formats identified to be the largest that

allows the accurate reproduction of form, line and colour as prepared by Papé and originally printed in the

1st Edition plates. To reproduce the images, we have utilised a high definition capture and reproduction technique

and ensure that the prints are displayed with a satin finish that reproduces the visual appearance of the original plates.

Purchasing one, or more, of those reproductions is a simple as clicking on the "Add to Cart" buttons and following the prompts

We have also developed a range of Giftware that includes images reproduced on cards, infants' clothing, T-shirts and

unmatted, matted or framed prints (8x6", 10x8", 12x10", 15x10" and 30 x 20" images sizes). Pricing starts at US$4 for single

Gift Cards (US$18 for select packs of 6) and 10 x 8" prints (double-matted and framed) begin at US$60. Further details

on those reproduction images are available at the Giftware section of this site.

with the Stock Code of the plate, or plates in question and a brief description.

In the meantime, enjoy browsing our selection of genuine vintage and antique plates.

Frank C Papé (1878-1972) contributed colour illustrations to many titles in his early career - at that time, his artwork

carried many Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite influences. Those books included The Gateway to Spenser,

Throughout the latter part of his career, Papé contributed to illustrated books almost exclusively with monotone images.

A rare copy of Emily Underdown's retelling of stories from Spenser's The Faërie Queen - The Gateway to Spense: Stories from the Faërie Queen - produced by Thomas Nelson and Sons (London) in or about 1910.

To the left, we show a copy with the original

red cloth, decoratively gilt-stamped cover.

On the right, we show the Title Page

for this 1st Edition.

The Faërie Queen was a poem written by Edmund Spenser - a Cambridge educated Londoner in Elizabethan

England - dedicated to the Queen herself. Throughout the epic poem, delightful adventurous stories are told of

knight and ladies, dragons and giants and sorcerers and witches. The retelling prepared by Emily Underdown some

300 years after the original poem includes thirteen tales: "Una and the Red Cross Knight"; "The Red Cross Knight

and Una set out"; "Una's Lion"; "The Fight with the Dragon"; "Sir Guyon"; "Guyon finds Mammon"; "Britomart";

"Britomart and the Mirror"; "Florimell finds the Witch's Cottage"; "Britomart's Fight"; "Sir Calidore and the Blatant

Beast"; "Calidore and Pastorella"; and "The Defeat of the Blatant Beast".

The suite of illustrations presented by Papé - in colour and monotone - are a magnificent example of what may be expected

from an early Edwardian gift book. Nearly every second page decorated with exquisitely detailed marginal monotone images

and the many coloured illustrations are wonderfully romantic interpretations of Spenser's epic poem.

The Story of Britomart

Prince Arthur and the Dwarf

Prince Arthur meets the Dwarf in the forest

Code: FCP GS 1

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Quest

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 2

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Monster Error

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 3

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Monster Error

Una and the Dwarf watch the encounter between

the Red Cross Knight and the Dragon

Code: FCP GS 4

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Evil Magician

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 5

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Evil Magician

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 6

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Saracen and the Witch

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 7

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Saracen and the Witch

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 8

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Saracen and the Witch

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 9

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Saracen and the Witch

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 10

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Palace of Pride

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 11

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Palace of Pride

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 12

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Tourney

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 13

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

The Tourney

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP GS 14

The Story of Una and the Red Cross Knight

Duessa's Visit to Night

Duessa visits Night to bed the life of Sansjoy

Code: FCP GS 15

A rare copy Ruby Fairy Book published by Huthchinson & Co. (London) in, or about, 1911. Printing was undertaken by Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd (London and Aylesbury).

As shown on the left, this copy shows the original

unassuming green cloth cover with pictorial

paste-down.

To the right, we show the Title Page

to The Ruby Fairy Book.

The Ruby Fairy Book is a collection of 17 fairytales from a variety of traditions, including: French; German;

Italian; Russian; and English. The tales include: "Cinderella's Daughter"; "The Sun Horse"; "The Wandering Soldier";

"The Shy Princess"; "Christmas in the Forest"; "The Woodcutter's Daughter and the Mysterious Voice";

"The Cotton-wool Princess"; "The Ant Mountain"; "Mermoy-Saver"; "The Story of Sunbeam"; "The Captive Princess";

"Axim's Reward; or, the Magic Blessing"; "Prince Egor and the Raven"; "Fishy Frolics"; "Natalia and the Imp";

"Bell Yvonne and Her Husband the Dwarf"; and "Knowledge without Wisdom".

Natalia and the Imp

She was somewhat startled at meeting

a horrid little demon

(Frontispiece)

Code: FCP RFB 1

Cinderella's Daughter

The ram - made for the little Prince with lowered horns

Code: FCP RFB 2

The Sun Horse

He shot an arrow

Code: FCP RFB 3

Christmas in the Forest

Away they went, swift as the wind

Code: FCP RFB 4

The Ant Mountain

She was looking sorrowfully out into the distance

Code: FCP RFB 5

The Captive Princess

The Witch sniffed the air

Code: FCP RFB 6

A rare copy The Diamond Fairy Book published by Huthchinson & Co. (London) in, or about, 1911. Printing was undertaken by Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd (London and Aylesbury).

As shown on the left, this copy shows the original

unassuming green cloth cover with pictorial

paste-down.

To the right, we show the Title Page

to The Diamond Fairy Book.

The Diamond Fairy Book is a collection of 19 fairytales from a variety of traditions, including: German; Swedish;

Breton; French; English; and Persian. The tales include: "Princess Crystal, or the Hidden Treasure"; "The Story of the

Invisible Kingdom"; "How Sampo Lappellill saw the Mountain King"; "The Witch-Dancer's Doom"; "The Three

Valleys"; "The Spring-tide of Life"; "Ringfalla Bridge"; "The Children's Fairy"; "Wittysplinter"; "The Mid-day Rock";

"Lillekort"; "The Ten Little Fairies"; "The Magician and his Pupil"; "The Strawberry Thief"; "The Adventures of Said";

"Little Blue Flowers"; "The Princess Who Despised all Men"; "The Necklace of Tears"; and "The Prince and the Lions".

Papé's illustrations for The Diamond Fairy Book are lovely interpretations of this amazing array of fairy tales from many lands.

Contemporary reviews demonstrate a glowing reception:

"Best among the gift-books under this section is The Diamond
Fairy Book, which is beautifully bound, beautifully illustrated,
and full of charmingly beautiful stories."

    Daily Mail

"One of the most popular gift-books of the season."

St Jame's Budget

"The daintiest and most fascinating of its kind we have seen for
a very long time, worthy of the king of fairy tales, Hans Andersen,
himself. The book is printed and bound in the daintiest and most
elegant manner ..."

Lady

"It would be difficult to find a better six shilling' worthy of fairy
lore that his Diamond Fairy Book. It is charmingly bound ..."

Queen

"A volume of great variety and charm. Above all the limitations
of children have been remembered, and whilst we have striking
scenes and characters, the little people are not over-weighted with
ethics of metaphysics. The form of the book is most artistic ..."

Manchester Courier

The Princess Who Despised all Men

Upon the back of his noble steed the Prince

gallantly lifted his beautiful charge

(Frontispiece)

Code: FCP DFB 1

How Sampo Lappelill saw the Mountain King

"That, O King, is a lie as big as yourself!" exclaimed Sampo

Code: FCP DFB 2

The Three Valleys

The eagle swooped down with a wild cry

Code: FCP DFB 3

Ringfalla Bridge

And then little Kirsten came smiling

out of the water

Code: FCP DFB 4

Lillekort

Lillekort with his magic sword struck off

the fifteen heads at one blow

Code: FCP DFB 5

The Strawberry Thief

But Fried held him fast

Code: FCP DFB 6

A rare copy of The Book of Psalms co-published by Hutchison & Co (London) and Frederick A Stokes Company (New York) in 1912. While printing for both publishers was undertaken in the United Kingdom, it is noteworthy that different bindings were applied for the Hutchison's and Stokes' copies.

To the left, we show the original

decoratively gilt-stamped cloth

cover typical of the Stokes' binding.

On the right, we show the decorative

Title Page for the Stokes' binding.

The Book of Psalms is one of the books of what may be commonly identified as the Old Testament - that part of the

Christian canon drawn from Judaic sources (it roughly corresponds with the Tanakh). Each Psalm is a religious song, or

chant - the purpose of which is to focus the worshipper's thoughts on God in praise and adoration.

While Hebrew and Muslim traditions hold that authorship of the Psalms is attributed to the Biblical figure of King David,

modern linguistic scholars have identified that a number of authors or groups of authors were involved with the Psalms.

The Psalms are believed to have first been committed in written form some 1400 years after the reign of King David and

thus, a significant oral tradition was responsible for the transmission of the earliest of the hymns from the Davidic period.

The subject matter within the Psalms is diverse and includes themes such as: God and His creation; war; worship; wisdom;

Papé's depictions of various lines from the Psalms are magnificently composed and are a wonderful complement to themes

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP BP 1

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP BP 2

Psalm 23, Verse 4

Yea, though I walk through the valley of

the shadow of death, I will fear no evil

(Frontispiece)

Code: FCP BP 3

Monotone Illustration

Code: FCP BP 4

Psalm 8, Verse 15

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen

into the ditch which he made

Code: FCP BP 5

Psalm 14, Verse 1

The fool hath said in his heart,

There is no God

Code: FCP BP 6

Psalm 30, Verse 3

Weeping may endure for a night,

but joy cometh in the morning

Code: FCP BP 7

Psalm 35, Verse 5

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and

let the angel of the Lord chase them

Code: FCP BP 8

Psalm 38, Verse 7

Therefore the children of men put their

trust under the shadow of thy wings

Code: FCP BP 9

Psalm 41, Verse 1

Blessed is he that considereth the poor

Code: FCP BP 10

Psalm 43, Verse 3

O send out thy light and thy truth:

let them lead me

Code: FCP BP 11

Psalm 55, Verse 6

Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then

would I fly away, and be at rest

Code: FCP BP 12

Psalm 60, Verse 12

Through God we shall do valiantly

Code: FCP BP 13

Psalm 65, Verse 9

Thou preparest them corn, when thou

hast so provided for it

Code: FCP BP 14

Psalm 75, Verse 7

But God is the judge: he putteth down

one, and setteth up another

Code: FCP BP 15

Psalm 78, Verse 70

He chose David also his servant, and

took him from the sheepfolds

Code: FCP BP 16

Psalm 91, Verse 7

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten

thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not

come nigh thee

Code: FCP BP 17

Psalm 96, Verse 12

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein

Code: FCP BP 18

Psalm 103, Verse 15

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower

of the field, so he flourisheth

Code: FCP BP 19

Psalm 104, Verse 20

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein

all the beasts of the forest do creep forth

Code: FCP BP 20

Psalm 107, Verse 25

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,

which lifteth up the waves thereof

Code: FCP BP 21

Psalm 113, Verse 9

He maketh the barren woman to keep house,

and to be joyful mother of children

Code: FCP BP 22

Psalm 119, Verse 176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep

Code: FCP BP 23

Psalm 127, Verse 1

Except the Lord keep the city, the

watchman waketh but in vain

Code: FCP BP 24

Psalm 135, Verse 8

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt

Code: FCP BP 25

Psalm 143, Verse 3

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath

smitten my life down to the ground; he hath

made me to dwell in darkness, as those that

have been long dead

Code: FCP BP 26

Psalm 146, Verse 8

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the

Lord raiseth them that are bowed down

Code: FCP BP 27

According to the dedication provided by Sarah Austin in The Story Without an End, she translated the tale from the

German of Carové at the behest of her own child who, "wished that other children might share the delight it has so

often afforded". The Story Without an End is a wide and magnificent book which contains wonderful and glorious

things - as any good fairytale should - and as Austin herself suggests, "to discover all its beautiful meanings, you must

have pure, clear eyes, and an humble, loving heart".

The Child tries to catch the little Lamb

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 1

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The Child talks to the Drops of Water

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 2

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The Child tries to catch the Star

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 3

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The Rose greets the Child

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 4

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The Mouse and the Lizard talk to the Child

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 5

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The Harebell and the Dragon-fly

Provenance: An English Collector

Code: FCP TSWE 6

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

Falcon the Hunter

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 1

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

"Come down," cried the hero's wife

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 2

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

Nightingale the Robber fell from his

nest in the old oaks

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 3

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

It was clear that her fascination still worked

upon the hearts of the prisoners

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 4

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

The the Princess ran with her feet all

bare out into the open corridor

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 5

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

Marina lay upon a couch ... and fondled a fiery

dragon with her right hand

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 6

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

Diuk stooped and caught Churilo by

his yellow curls

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 7

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

There passed over the boundless plain an aged

saint with flowing beard, ... and eyes

which shone with laughter

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 8

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

She put her good steed to the walls and

leapt lightly over them

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 9

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

A mountain cave which no man has ever seen

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 10

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

Whirlwind the Whistler carries away Golden Tress

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 11

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*

"Oh," said the man, "I am able to do everything"

Provenance: A Dutch Collector

Code: FCP RSB 12

Reproduction Prices: $10 to $30*