Cicely Mary Barker — A Flower Fairy Alphabet

London, Blackie and Son Limited, c1937. Hardback. A beautiful volume of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairy poems, complete with her striking colourful plates. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautiful anthology of floral poems for each letter of the alphabet. Strikingly illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, vivid drawings in Barker's distinctive style. Collated, complete.Cicely Mary Barker was a renowned illustrator, who is best remembered today for her distinctive illustrations of fairies and flowers. She was primarily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and Kate Greenaway. Barker published these fairy collections during a boom in popularity of fairies in England; this craze was partly due to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and J. M. Barrie.Undated, dated from the adverts, the latest title listed being 'A Little Book of Rhymes New and Old&apos. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart. Backstrip is a little worn, with a small amount of loss to the tail of the spine and to the joints. Minor bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is a little worn, the rear wrap is detached from the spine, with loss to the head and tail of the spine and wraps. Minor handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Cicely Mary Barker. Very Good/Good Only.