Poems of Childhood (1904)

 

Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish

 

 

To the left, we show a copy of Poems of Childhood, as illustrated by

Maxfield Parrish and published by Charles Scribner's Sons (New York)

in 1904.

 

This example retains the original black cloth cover with applied illustrated

paste-down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the right, we show the Title Page to this 1st Edition

with the wonderful illustration by Maxfield Parrish.

 

Poems of Childhood (1904) is the 1st Edition of this classic collection of poems from Eugene Field that was accompanied

by illustrations from Maxfield Parrish.

 

The Parrish illustrations capture the whimsy, nonsense, brooding and dark nature of the various aspects of Field's work

in his own unique style.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

 

 

We have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of the colour images from

Poems of Childhood (1904) and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear. Ordering one of those sets is as easy as selecting the "Add to Cart" feature below and following the prompts provided with our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

 

Code: MP PC CS(8)
Price: US$40.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage 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-on 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 an individual Greeting Card from this suite of images, we have

provided options below. Of course, should you require a customised preparation, we welcome your contact through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Maxfield Parrish.

 

 

The colour illustrations

 

With Trumpet and Drum

 

With big tin trumpet and

little red drum,

Marching like soldiers,

the children come!

 

 

The Sugar-Plum Tree

 

And you carry away of the

treasure that rains

As much as your apron can hold!

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

 

Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night

Sailed off in a wooden shoe -

Sailed on a river of crystal light,

Into a sea of dew

The Little Peach

 

John took a bit and Sue a chew,

And then the trouble began to brew, -

Trouble the doctor couldn't subdue.

Too true!

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

The Dinkey-Bird

 

In an ocean, 'way out yonder

(As all sapient people know),

Is the land of Wonder-Wander,

Whither children love to go

The Fly-Away Horse

 

And the Fly-Away Horse seeks

those far-away lands

You little folk dream of at night -

Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks

 

Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks

Sit together, building blocks;

Shuffle-Shoon is old and gray;

Amber-Locks a little child

 

 

Seein' Things

 

I woke up in the dark an' saw

things standin' in a row,

A-lookin' at me cross-eyed

an' p'intin' at me - so!

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: MP PC C8 12x18
Price: US$60.00