From the picture books
The first things,
drawn with care.
Nursery plates from the golden age of the picture book. Greenaway, Caldecott and Crane, printed from the original plates of 1877 to 1886, gently restored.
Greenaway · Caldecott · Crane · public domain · printed to order in the EU
Hey Diddle DiddleCaldecott, 1882
The oldest picture books,
back on the wall.
Original plates · faithfully restored · no redrawing
From the collection
All prints
The storybook pair · side by side
The wall they grow up with.
The plate above the cot that children loved a century ago, restored gently and printed to last as long as the room does.
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