A Collection of Cinderellas
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called “Freestyle On The Fifth”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, “make me smile” was chosen by David (DaveSPN).
There are lots of things that make me smile, so I have decided to combine different things that make me smile into my photos.
I grew up listening to my maternal grandmother reading faerie tales to me from a big (at least from a child\'s perspective) green leather bound volume of Grimm\'s Faerie Tales with fine gilding and marbled edges. It had numerous colour plates. The book had been hers as a child, and her mother\'s before her. My Grandmother\'s story telling instilled the love of faerie tales in me, both the written word and the illustrations created during the “Golden Age of Children\'s Illustration”. It is thanks to her indulgence and that of my Mother that today I am both an antiquarian bibliophile (book lover and collector) and a deltiologist (postcard lover and collector). I sometimes unpack my collections and just admire the illustrations and tell myself the tales, which I now know by rote. This makes me smile!
This photograph represents what makes me smile through my love and delight of the faerie tale of Cinderella, and my love of antiquarian books and postcards. I have listed where possible details as to the books and postcards for your reference.
Books
"The History of Cinderella" circa 1810, with hand painted illustrations unknown illustrator) published by J. S. Publishing and Stationery Company, Otley, Yorkshire.
"Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper" 1839, embellished with engraved illustrations (illustrator unknown), published by H. and E. Phinney, Cooperstown, New York State.
“The Royal Illuminated Book of Legends” 1880, narrated in ancient ballad form with appropriate music for voice and pianofore and illustrated by Marcus Ward the illuminator to the Queen, published by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh.
“Three Fairy Princesses” 1890, illustrated by Caroline Paterson, published by Marcus Ward and Company, London, Belfast and New York.
“Cinderella” circa 1895, (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
“Cinderella’s Picture Book”, 1897, illustrated by Walter Crane, published by John Lane of the Bodley Head, London.
“The Ideal Fairy Tales”, 1899 (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
“Cinderella or the Glass Slipper”, circa 1902 (illustrator unknown), published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York.
“Cinderella and the Little Glass Slipper”, circa 1905 (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
"Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper" 1916 illustrated by Millicent Sowerby and retold by Githa Sowerby, published by Hodder and Stroughton, New York.
"Cinderella" 1916 (illustrator unknown), published by John H. Eggers, New York.
“Cinderella” circa 1919 (illustrator unknown), published by American Colortype Company, Chicago.
Postcards
“Cinderella being berated by her stepsisters” 1904, illustrated by Louis Wain (1 or 6), published by Raphael Tuck and Sons.
“Cinderella and her Faerie Godmother” circa 1908, illustrated by M. L. Kirk, unknown American publisher.
“Cinderella dresses her stepsisters for the ball” 1912, illustrated by Charles Folkard (1 of 6), published by A.C. Black and Company.
“Cinderella and her Faerie Godmother” 1916, illustrated by Nina Brisley (1 of 6), published by Vivian Mansell.
“Cinderella flees the ball at midnight” circa 1919, illustrated by Hilda Hiller, published by the London County Council.
“Cinderella and the Prince at the ball” 1920, illustrated by Linda Edgerton (1 of 6), published by Vivian Mansell.
“Cinderella, Father Tuck Panorama” 1921, illustrated by Ada Leonora Bowley, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons.
“Cinderella flees the ball at midnight” 1927, illustrated by Joyce Mercer, published by C. W. Faulkner.
A Collection of Cinderellas
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called “Freestyle On The Fifth”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, “make me smile” was chosen by David (DaveSPN).
There are lots of things that make me smile, so I have decided to combine different things that make me smile into my photos.
I grew up listening to my maternal grandmother reading faerie tales to me from a big (at least from a child\'s perspective) green leather bound volume of Grimm\'s Faerie Tales with fine gilding and marbled edges. It had numerous colour plates. The book had been hers as a child, and her mother\'s before her. My Grandmother\'s story telling instilled the love of faerie tales in me, both the written word and the illustrations created during the “Golden Age of Children\'s Illustration”. It is thanks to her indulgence and that of my Mother that today I am both an antiquarian bibliophile (book lover and collector) and a deltiologist (postcard lover and collector). I sometimes unpack my collections and just admire the illustrations and tell myself the tales, which I now know by rote. This makes me smile!
This photograph represents what makes me smile through my love and delight of the faerie tale of Cinderella, and my love of antiquarian books and postcards. I have listed where possible details as to the books and postcards for your reference.
Books
"The History of Cinderella" circa 1810, with hand painted illustrations unknown illustrator) published by J. S. Publishing and Stationery Company, Otley, Yorkshire.
"Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper" 1839, embellished with engraved illustrations (illustrator unknown), published by H. and E. Phinney, Cooperstown, New York State.
“The Royal Illuminated Book of Legends” 1880, narrated in ancient ballad form with appropriate music for voice and pianofore and illustrated by Marcus Ward the illuminator to the Queen, published by William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh.
“Three Fairy Princesses” 1890, illustrated by Caroline Paterson, published by Marcus Ward and Company, London, Belfast and New York.
“Cinderella” circa 1895, (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
“Cinderella’s Picture Book”, 1897, illustrated by Walter Crane, published by John Lane of the Bodley Head, London.
“The Ideal Fairy Tales”, 1899 (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
“Cinderella or the Glass Slipper”, circa 1902 (illustrator unknown), published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York.
“Cinderella and the Little Glass Slipper”, circa 1905 (illustrator unknown), published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York.
"Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper" 1916 illustrated by Millicent Sowerby and retold by Githa Sowerby, published by Hodder and Stroughton, New York.
"Cinderella" 1916 (illustrator unknown), published by John H. Eggers, New York.
“Cinderella” circa 1919 (illustrator unknown), published by American Colortype Company, Chicago.
Postcards
“Cinderella being berated by her stepsisters” 1904, illustrated by Louis Wain (1 or 6), published by Raphael Tuck and Sons.
“Cinderella and her Faerie Godmother” circa 1908, illustrated by M. L. Kirk, unknown American publisher.
“Cinderella dresses her stepsisters for the ball” 1912, illustrated by Charles Folkard (1 of 6), published by A.C. Black and Company.
“Cinderella and her Faerie Godmother” 1916, illustrated by Nina Brisley (1 of 6), published by Vivian Mansell.
“Cinderella flees the ball at midnight” circa 1919, illustrated by Hilda Hiller, published by the London County Council.
“Cinderella and the Prince at the ball” 1920, illustrated by Linda Edgerton (1 of 6), published by Vivian Mansell.
“Cinderella, Father Tuck Panorama” 1921, illustrated by Ada Leonora Bowley, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons.
“Cinderella flees the ball at midnight” 1927, illustrated by Joyce Mercer, published by C. W. Faulkner.