Such beautiful material that was used for this Edwardian evening gown - not so sure about the "visiting dress", but the handbag's nice....

I had assumed Osram was a British company, as this advert specifically mentions GEC, but according to Wikipedia it was a German firm that...

Some lovely hand-coloured engravings from Goldsmith's Animated Nature. I've put all the names of the animals featured, but goodness knows...

In my younger days (a long time ago) I understood that it was a career killer to do an advert, but I see here that Jean Colin was in this...

Joyce Mercer was a wonderful children's illustrator - in my opinion, but judge for yourself with this handsome man.

While idly googling yesterday, I noticed that original H M Bateman cartoons have sold for a good deal of money. These below, for example,...

These lovely, delicate prints from Warwick Goble are taken from Japanese Fairy Tales, collected by Grace James. They're in our Nursery...