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Cicely Mary Barker | First Editions

1895 - 1973

Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations, depicting fairies and flowers. Barker's art education began in girlhood with correspondence courses and instruction at the Croydon School of Art. Her earliest professional work included greeting cards and juvenile magazine illustrations, and her first book, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was published in 1923. Similar books were published in the following decades. Barker was a devout Anglican, and donated her artworks to Christian fundraisers and missionary organizations. Indeed, she produced a few Christian-themed books (such as The Children’s Book of Hymns and, in collaboration with her sister Dorothy, He Leadeth Me). She also designed a stained glass window for St. Edmund's Church, Pitlake.

Barker was proficient in watercolour, pen and ink, oils, and pastels. Kate Greenaway and the Pre-Raphaelites were the principal influences on her work, although she claimed to paint instinctively, and rejected artistic theories. It wasn't until 1985 that a winter collection was assembled from her remaining work and was published posthumously, culminating in her successful reputation in the following century.

See below our stock of Cicely Mary Barker First Editions, fine bindings, and signed copies.

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Item #58252 The Alder Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Alder Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58248 The Black Medick Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Black Medick Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58254 The Cat's-Ear Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Cat's-Ear Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58251 The Goose-Grass Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Goose-Grass Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58253 The Hazel-Catkin Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Hazel-Catkin Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58260 The Lime Tree Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Lime Tree Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58258 The Pine Tree Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Pine Tree Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58256 The Silver Birch Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Silver Birch Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58261 The Stork's-Bill Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Stork's-Bill Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58257 The Sycamore Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Sycamore Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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Item #58030 The Tulip Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate]. Cicely Mary BARKER

The Tulip Fairy [Flower Fairies mounted colour plate].

BARKER, Cicely Mary (1895-1973).

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., No date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Illustration] ORIGINAL PRINT. An attractive illustration printed in colour, initials of the artist printed to bottom left corner, with a three-line border. Presented in an elegant archival green card mount, with a single-line rule in gilt. Image size 14 x...... More

Price: £35.00

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