Friday 13 September 2013

Walter Crane – part 8

Walter Crane (1845–1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway. His work featured some of the more colourful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterise many nursery rhymes and children's stories for decades to come. He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children's books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts.

For full biographical notes on Walter Crane see part 1, and for earlier works see parts 1 - 7 also.

This is part 8 of a 12-part post on the children's books of Walter Crane:


1883 The Bay's Own Aesop:


Dust cover

Front cover

Inside front cover

End-paper

End-paper

Title page




Preface

Dedication

Contents page

The Fox And The Grapes

The Cock And The Pearl / The Wolf And The Lamb

The Wind And The Sun

King Log And King Stork

The Frightened Lion

The Mouse And The Lion / The Married Mouse

Hercules And The Waggoner

The Lazy Housemaids

The Snake And The File / The Fox And The Crow

The Dog In The Manger / The Frog And The Bull

The Fox And The Crane

Horse And Man / The ass And The Enemy

The Fox And The Mosquitoes / The Fox And The Lion

The Miser And His Gold / The Golden Eggs

The Man That Pleased None

The Oak And The Reeds / The Fir And The Bramble

The Trees And The Woodman

The Hart And The Vine

The Man And The Snake

The Fox And The Mask

The Ass In The Lion's Skin

The Lion And The Statue

The Boaster

The Vain Jackdaw

The Peacock's Complaint

The Two Jars / The Two Crabs

Brother And Sister

The Fox Without A Tail

The Dog and The Shadow


The Crow And The Pitcher / The Eagle And The Crow

The Blind Doe

The Geese And The Cranes

The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner

Hot And Cold

Neither Beast Nor Bird

The Stag In The Ox Stall / The Deer And The Lion

The Lion In Love

The Cat And Venus / Mice In Council

The Hen And The Fox / The Cat And The Fox

The Hare And The Tortoise / The Hares And The Frogs

Porcupine, Snake, And Company / The Bear And The Bees

The Bundle Of Sticks

The Farmer's Treasure

The Cock, The Ass And The Lion

Fortune And The Boy

The Ungrateful Wolf / The Fisherman And The Fish

The Herdsman's Vows / The Horse And The Ass

The Ass And The Sick Lion

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