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A collection of vintage illustrations, taken from books published between the 18th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. 
Walter Crane, front cover from Beauty and the beast, London, New York, 1875.
(This cover isn’t from the same edition as the previous illustrations: this version is shorter - it contains only Beauty and the Beast - and is not as lavishly illustrated. It has a nicer cover, though)
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He saw a hideous beast.
Walter Crane, from Beauty and the beast picture book, New York, 1911.
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At last, he turned towards her and said, “Am I so very ugly?”
Walter Crane, from Beauty and the beast picture book, New York, 1911.
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(Source: archive.org)
From this time the monkeys always waited upon her.
Walter Crane, from Beauty and the beast picture book, New York, 1911.
(Source: archive.org)
A hind started off, and he let fly an arrow at her.
Walter Crane, from Beauty and the beast picture book, New York, 1911.
(Source: archive.org)
He placed the hind’s head upon his knees, and lavished caresses upon her.
Walter Crane, from Beauty and the beast picture book, New York, 1911.
(Source: archive.org)
The knight with that old dragon fights
Two days incessantly
Walter Crane, from Spenser’s faerie queene vol. 1, by Edmund Spenser, London, 1895.
(Source: archive.org)
Her faithfull knight faire Una brings
To house of Holinesse
Walter Crane, from Spenser’s faerie queene vol. 1, by Edmund Spenser, London, 1895.
(Source: archive.org)
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