Rekindling Memories of Childhood ; Antiques & Collecting Many Original Book Illustrations, the Work of Fine Artists, Are Now Highly Collectable

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Christmas is a time when the child inside us comes back to life with a vengeance and what better way to celebrate this than by taking a look at book illustrations, remembering and reliving some of your favourite childhood friends like Winnie The Pooh, Ratty and Mole from the Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland and the fairies that just might have lived at the bottom of the garden?

Artists such as Arthur Rackham, EH Shepherd, Ronald Searle and Margaret Tarrant have crossed over from the world of children's illustration and become recognised as fine artists in their own right, with prices for their work rising accordingly.

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Rekindling Memories of Childhood ; Antiques & Collecting Many Original Book Illustrations, the Work of Fine Artists, Are Now Highly Collectable

Original illustrations by these artists are highly collectable and often to be found only in galleries in London or in the major auction houses, but prints of their work are still very affordable and can be found closer to home. For example, the Christma...

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