Friday’s snapshot from the library …
October 24, 2014
I have a passion for alphabet books so when this one by Alice M Cook landed on my desk I was intrigued. I know nothing about illustrator so I welcome any information. Although the images are very like those of Mabel Lucie Attwell and very much of a time. The colours are very lovely and the images do tell us a little of oriental culture at the late 19th century albeit stilted and rosy … my favourite is ‘T’ for the tea (ceremony)
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Coat Hanger Doll's House 
I’ve been admiring these lovely illustrations – that you for sharing. I hadn’t come across Alice M Cook before (at least not that I’d noticed particularly) so I dig a little digging on my own bookshelves and have put a view notes together on her work, which you might like to see: http://bookaddictionuk.wordpress.com/book-collecting/book-illustrators/alice-may-cook-nee-barnett-1876-1958-book-illustrator-and-miniature-artist/
I’d be delighted if I could have your permission to copy your image to illustrate my notes.
Jessica
Please do use these images .. and thank you for you kind and thoughtful comments
Thanks Helen! And I do apologise for my previous comment being so poorly typed. I’m glad you managed to make sense of it.
No this was perfect … will look more closely at your blog with my other hat on in Special Collections at University of Reading.