Books with author Carol Belanger Grafton

Charming illustrations, selected from turn-of-the-century sources, make up this delightfully nostalgic collection of 17 full-color holiday stickers. Ready to spread Christmas cheer are rosy-cheeked, gift-laden youngsters dressed in night-clothes, peasant outfits, and stylish winter wear; figures of Santa Claus and of Father Christmas (the character who predated the more familiar fellow); bags of toys, holly, trees, and much more.These easy-to-apply stickers are sure to enhance Christmastime cards, envelopes, place settings, and gift packages.

Here are 88 authentically detailed illustrations of dozens of species of butterflies, shown in all the extraordinary beauty of their varied forms, patterns, and vibrant colors. Best of all, they have been transformed into a spectacular collection of peel-and-apply stickers. The designs were selected from archives of late 19th-century chromolithographic plates notable for their fine detail and superb coloration. They are reproduced here in a rich variety of sizes and shapes ideal for many different uses — decorating packages, sprucing up notes and cards, and adding a distinctive touch to almost any surface. A guide to the butterflies is included, making this delightful book an informal pictorial reference to these beautiful insects, as well as a dazzling collection of decorative stickers.

Over thousands of years, man has developed an enormous variety of offensive and defensive weapons for use in battle as well as a vast array of armor and other protective devices. Now artists and illustrators can draw on this extensive archive for superb copyright-free illustrations of vintage arms, armor, and other battlefield paraphernalia. Choose from a rich trove of over 750 illustrations compiled from rare nineteenth-century sources. Included are detailed, high-quality depictions — arranged chronologically and, to some extent, geographically — of suits of armor, chain mail, swords, halberds, spears, pikes, lances, crossbows, axes, daggers, helmets, shields, knives, small arms, and a host of other implements, along with scenes of battle, siege, jousts, soldiers, horses, and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations reproduce extremely well. They will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.

This book contains over 100 Christmas ornaments done in a stained glass effect on translucent paper. The ornaments can be colored with crayons, felt-tip pens, acrylics, watercolors, tempera, or even oil paint. After you've colored them, they can be cut out and hung on your Christmas tree, on windows, from lights, or anywhere. A great way to brighten your Christmas season!

Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.

Rich in authentic period flavor, this exceptional sourcebook, with its appealing vignettes of old-fashioned youngsters, will add a nostalgic touch to any number of graphic projects. Over 850 engaging black-and-white illustrations, carefully chosen from rare sources, depict winsome moppets playing with toys, dolls, and pets; riding bicycles; playing tennis and baseball; reading, sleeping, and engaging in games with other children. They are shown with parents and teachers and in many other settings and situations.Selected from The Royal Magazine, The Century Magazine, Harper's Young People, Ueber Land und Meer, Little Folks, Life, Our Young Folks, Child Life, Craftsman, and many other late-nineteenth-century books and periodicals, these old-fashioned, versatile illustrations will be invaluable to artists, illustrators, and designers in search of vintage royalty-free images. Collagists, découpeurs, and craft workers, as well, will find here a virtually inexhaustible supply of charming illustrations for their projects.

Rich in authentic period flavor, this exceptional sourcebook, with its appealing vignettes of old-fashioned youngsters, will add a nostalgic touch to any number of graphic projects. Over 850 engaging black-and-white illustrations, carefully chosen from rare sources, depict winsome moppets playing with toys, dolls, and pets; riding bicycles; playing tennis and baseball; reading, sleeping, and engaging in games with other children. They are shown with parents and teachers and in many other settings and situations.Selected from The Royal Magazine, The Century Magazine, Harper's Young People, Ueber Land und Meer, Little Folks, Life, Our Young Folks, Child Life, Craftsman, and many other late-nineteenth-century books and periodicals, these old-fashioned, versatile illustrations will be invaluable to artists, illustrators, and designers in search of vintage royalty-free images. Collagists, découpeurs, and craft workers, as well, will find here a virtually inexhaustible supply of charming illustrations for their projects.