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F. D. Bedford

Author, Illustrator

(1864 - 1954)

Francis Donkin Bedford, also known as F. D. Bedford, was a British artist and illustrator.

His most famous works include illustrations for:

  • A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)
  • The Books of Shops (1899)
  • Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)
  • The Visit to London (1902)
  • Peter and Wendy (1911)
  • The Magic Fishbone (1921)
  • A Christmas Carol (1923)
  • The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)

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Bibliography

What Shall We Do Now? (1900)

A collection of games and activities for children. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): E. V. Lucas
E. Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (1912)

Six volumes. The gilt device on the cover is by Bedford. This is the foolscap octavo edition, which includes new material not in the large paper edition of 1903-5. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Charles Lamb
Mary Lamb
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Works of Tobias Smollett (1895)

12 volumes. Bedford did the frontispieces, the head and tail pieces, and cover. There are several different editions of the editorial matter, many of which do not contain the Bedford art. This was issued in an edition of fifteen hundred copies. Read ... View More

Author(s): Tobias Smollett
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Frank Richards

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