"The Little Fairy Sister" (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (Spirit of the Ages)

The Little Fairy Sister (1923)

Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The Little Fairy Sister is a further collaboration between Outhwaite and her husband,

Grenbry, and was published two years after the success of The Enchanted Forest.

Outhwaite's designs - in both colour and monotone - are superb with wonderful

representations of various occupants of the fairy realm and an inspired infusion of

Australian native fauna and flora.

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Cover of ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

A rare copy of The Little Fairy Sister - illustrated by Outhwaite and published by A & C Black, Ltd (London) in 1923 - showing (to the left)

the original decorated cloth covered boards and pictorial title label

paste-down.

To the right, we show the illustrated

Title Page for The Little Fairy Sister.

Title Page of ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Contemporary reviews for The Little Fairy Sister were understandably glowing:

"There are many who think that since the days of Grimm, Hans Andersen and our

own Lewis Carrol, the art of writing a fairy story is dead; but these, once they have

read The Little Fairy Sister ... will find reason to alter their opinion in this respect."

Daily Graphic

"The fairy romance is told with a delightful charm which will appeal to the

imagination of children, whilst the illustrations are beyond praise for the delicacy

of their colouring and clearness of outline."

The Record

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters

Greeting Card sample showing image of an illustration from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

For connoisseurs of Outhwaite's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of her major colour images for The Little Fairy Sister and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: IRO LFS CS(8)
Price: US$40.00

Similarly, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying the major monotone images from Outhwaite's images for The Little Fairy Sister and on the right, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: IRO LFS MS(8)
Price: US$40.00

Greeting Card sample showing image of an illustration from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

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. Each card is hand-finished and

the images are presented on Ivory card stock (in the case of colour illustrations) and

White card stock (in the case of monotone images) with an accompanying envelope.

The rear of each card carries information about Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, this

wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards

blank so that you may write your own personal message.

Should you wish to order a reproduction print of one or more of these images,

we have provided some options below. Each of our Fine Art Posters is prepared

with archival quality papers and inks - and also accompanied by information about

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, this suite and the profiled illustration.

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be

taken through to 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.

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your

contact on any matter through ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

Fine Art Poster sample showing image of an illustration from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923), illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

An example of our Fine Art Posters

in a superb 18x24" format

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful examples of the art of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.

The colour illustrations

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'So she made up her mind all at once and threw herself over the edge' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'The farthest ones looked like great butterfles' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Bridget cuddled up against a fat baby Kookaburra' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'You want to get across my pool, my dear?' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

The Land of the Wee People

So she made up her mind all at once

and threw herself over the edge.

Why the Kookaburra was Afraid

The farthest ones looked like great butterflies.

Why the Kookaburra was Afraid

Bridget cuddled up against a

fat baby Kookaburra.

The Merman's Pool

"You want to get across my pool, my dear?"

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'She ran lightly down the Spider-Lines into the Land of Heart's Delight' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'There were seven of them altogether, from Baby Cowslip to Great-Girl Hyacinth' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Periwinkle painting the petals' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'The little one took his paws out of his mouth and looked rather startled' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

The Merman's Glass House

She ran lightly down the Spider-Lines into

the Land of Heart's Delight.

The Land of Heart's Delight

There were seven of them altogether, from

Baby Cowslip to Great-Girl Hyacinth.

The Teasing Brownies

Periwinkle painting the petals.

What the Animals Thought

The little one took his paws out of his

mouth and looked rather startled.

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS C8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

The major monotone illustrations

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Two rabbits sat up on their hind legs and looked at her' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'The Lizard began to get lively' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'A whole host of Dragon-Flies chasing each other in a wild game of follow-my-leader' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'A flock of little birds twittered and chirped, trying to warn her' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Bridget Sees Nancy

Two rabbits sat up on their hind legs

and looked at her.

The Land of the Wee People

The Lizard began to get lively.

The Merman's Pool

A whole host of Dragon-Flies chasing

each other in a wild game of

follow-my-leader.

The Dragon-Fly Aeroplane

A flock of little birds twittered and

chirped, trying to warn her.

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Mr Mermand and his Daughter in their Glass-House under the water' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'His immense white beard blew out before him' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'By this time all the animals had caught her up and were listening eagerly' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Nancy ran right into the arms of the Fairy Queen' from ''The Little Fairy Sister'' (1923)

The Merman's Glass House

Mr Merman and his Daughter in their

Glass-House under the water.

What the Animals Thought

His immense white beard blew

out before him.

What the Animals Thought

By this time all the animals had caught

her up and were listening eagerly.

The Land of Heart's Delight

Nancy ran right into the arms

of the Fairy Queen.

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

Fine Art Poster (12x18'')

Code: IRO LFS M8 12x18
Price: US$60.00