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Books in the Picture Book genre:

Legends for Lionel (1887)

A Christmas fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Nouvelles Scènes Humoristiques (1887)

A selection of the “Graphic” pictures with captions in French.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Randolph Caldecott’s More Graphic Pictures (1887)

A collection of illustrations, graphic stories, etc. from the “Graphic” magazine.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Almanack for 1889 by Kate Greenaway (1888)

This was the seventh of the almanacks. Some of the illustrations had previously appeared in Mavor’s The English Spelling-Book, published in 1885. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott at the Brasenose Club (1888)

Twenty-four illustrations and a memoir of the artist by George Evans.... View More

Author(s): George Evans
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Kate Greenaway’s Painting Book (1888)

Outlines from her various books are included, along with eight, later reduced to one. Includes pictures from The Pied Piper.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

La Fontaine Fables Choisies pour les Enfants (1888)

Fables in the original French. The illustrations are simpler than other works by de Monvel. Read for free online at the Library of Congress.... View More

Author(s): Jean de La Fontaine
Illustrator(s): Maurice Boutet de Monvel

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1888)

The burghers of Hamelin town outsmart themselves. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Browning
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Randolph Caldecott’s Last Graphic Pictures (1888)

Pictures, illustrations, picture stories,etc. from the “Graphic” magazine.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Almanack for 1890 by Kate Greenaway (1889)

This edition follows the standard format of days of the week, Sundays and important holy days for each date with a single picture per month and full page season illustrations. The black backgrounds are quite striking. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

The Book of Wedding Days (1889)

A calendar book with space for wedding anniversaries and quotations for every day.

Author(s): K. E. J. Reid
Et al
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Flora’s Feast: A Masque of Flowers (1889)

Humanized flowers. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Gleanings from the Graphic (1889)

Drawings, illustrations and pictorial essays and letters for a popular periodical.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Randolph Caldecott’s Sketches (1889)

A collection of sketches from various periodicals. Read online at Archive.org. The second edition is here.... View More

Author(s): Henry Blackburn
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

The Royal Progress of King Pepito (1889)

A small boy wanders off with his kitten and his dog to gather a bunch of flowers. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Beatrice F. Cresswell
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

The Alphabet of Old Friends (1890)

This is the later reprint edition. The letters of the alphabet are presented through traditional nursery rhymes, set in gilded letters and paintings. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1891 (1890)

This edition follows the standard layout of one picture per month, days of the week, Sundays and holy days noted for each date, with season illustrations. This is the gilt cover edition. Read online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Queen Summer: or The Tourney of the Lily and the Rose (1890)

A tour de force illustrated poem. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Turtle Dove’s Nest and Other Nursery Rhymes (1890)

This collection of nursery rhymes, nonsense and songs, appears to be part of a longer work as the pagination begins with page 191. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Et al

Walter Crane’s Absurd Alphabet, Baby’s Own Alphabet and Noah’s Ark Alphabet (1890)

A collection of alphabets. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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