Cicely Mary Barker — Five Cicely Mary Barker Dust Wrappers

London, Blackie and Son Limited, c1946-50. Unbound. A nice set collecting together five dust wrappers for works by Cicely Mary Barker. Five dust wrappers for works by Cicely Mary Barker, colourfully illustrated in her signature nostalgic style.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.Dust wrappers include:'A Little Book of Old Rhymes', unclipped.'Flower Fairies of the Garden', unclipped.'Flower Fairies of the Spring', price-clipped. 'The Lord of the Rushie River', price-clipped. 'Groundsel and Necklaces', price-clipped.Undated, dated from the titles listed to the rear wraps. 'Old Rhymes' and 'Garden' are unclipped, 'Spring' , 'River', and 'Groundsel' are price-clipped. A little light edge wear to the dust wrappers, hevier to 'Garden', with a large amount of loss to the front wrap. Minor handling marks and age-toning to the wraps, heavier to 'Old Rhymes&apos. Tape repair to the reverse of 'Old Rhymes', and a small amount of wear to the front wrap. Good . Ill.: Cicely Mary Barker. Good .