Christmas covers
1947 to 1959
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1947
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1948
Snowdrift a story by Georgette Heyer and illustrated by Jack Matthew
Who Is Father Christmas by Micheal Home
Illustrations of antique Children's Board Games
Family Life in the 17th Century
A Fan Is Your Fate by Lady Erskine-Crum illustrated by Terence Cuneo
Craft Article on Collage Work
Various full page colour advertisements
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1949
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1950
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1951
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1952
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1953
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1954
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1955
includes four pages of work by E.H.SHEPARD,
an advertisement which includes a full_page illustration by TERENCE CUNEO,
a double page portrait of The Queen by PIETRO ANNIGONI,
examples of Trompe L'oeil,
portraits by GAINSBOROUGH, RUBENS, BAROCCIO,
LAWRENCE, and WEEDON GROSSMITH.
A story by ANTHONY GILBERT illustrated by GORDON NICOLL, R.I.
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1956
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1957
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1958
Cover "The Rest On The Flight Into Egypt" painting on the cover by Filippino Lippi.
Illustrated London News - Christmas Edition 1959
Cover illustration, " HELENA," by Gerard Ter Borch
IN FULL COLOUR
"CHILDREN IN THE COSTUME OF DIFFERENT AGES" A series of paintings
illustrating this fascinating theme
Frontispiece "EMERENTIA" by Peter Soutman
"A VICTORIAN CHILD IN FANCY DRESS" Millais' famous and delightful
picture "Cherry Ripe"
"CHILDREN'S COSTUMES IN THE SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES."
Five child studies by Raeburn, Velasquez, Netscher, Belle and an unknown Florentine
"TWO GROUP PORTRAITS OF CHILDREN," by Zoffany and Lancret
OTHER PICTURES IN FULL COLOUR "THE PLEASURES OF SUMMER AND WINTER SEEN
BY FLEMISH PAINTERS." Two landscapes by Paul Brill and Jacob Grimmer
"CONTRASTING SEASONS" Two paintings by the eighteenth-century French
artist Jean Pillement
"TWO WINTER LANDSCAPES," by Claude Monet
" THE RISING AND SETTING SUN." Two landscapes by Alan Reynolds
" GAMES, UTENSILS AND INSTRUMENTS USED IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE"
Two interior studies by Michel Corneille and Sebastien Stoskopff
"CRAFTSMEN WITH THEIR TOOLS" Two seventeenth-century paintings by
Jean Tassel and Jan Baptist Weenix
"A THRILLER ON CANVAS: `DEATH AT THE BANQUET" by Angelo Caroselli,
a painting that tells a story
THE "TRES RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY." Eight New Testament scenes
from the greatest of illuminated manuscripts.
"MARGOT FONTEYN IN 'FIREBIRD' " the Ballet of Demons, Enchantments
and Mercy Rewarded
"SIX ROMANTIC WILDFLOWER PAINTINGS" by Raymond Booth
"THE HAUNTED HOUSE" A painting of Murthly Castle in Perthshire by
Millais
"SHROVE TUESDAY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY" "The Pancake Maker,"
by Nicolaes Maes
WILLIAM HUNT'S painting of a young Illustrated London News reader of 1850: "The
Temptress"
IN BLACK AND GOLD FOUR PAGES OF FAIRY TALES: "Thumbelina" and "
Puss-in-Boots," illustrated with beautiful scissor-cuts by Lotte Reiniger
ARTICLES
"JIMMY, THE DOG IN MY LIFE" by Sir Arthur Bryant,
Memories of the dog whom Sir Arthur Bryant made a world-wide character by his articles in our weekly issues
"FROM NUDITY TO PANTALETTES" An account of children's dress through
the ages
specially written by James Laver and lavishly illustrated with drawings by E. H. Shepard, the well-known artist of " Winnie-the-Pooh"
"ENGLISH GHOULIES AND GHOSTIES" by Robert Aickman, with five drawings
by Juliet Pannett
STORY
"HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" by Marie Muir. Illustrated by Alan Crisp
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