Stories for Pictures (1912)

Designs by Dugald Stewart Walker

 

 

To the left was show a rare copy of Stories for Pictures, as

published by Duffield and Company (New York) in 1912.

 

This examples retains the original decoratively gilt, white-

and green-stamped cream cloth cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the right is the Title Page designed by Walker.

 

Stories for Pictures introduced the World to the illustrated books of Dugald Walker. The precis on the rare Dust Jacket

for this title describes Walker's work with the words of Mackay:

 

Poems in color by Dugald Stewart Walker, a new artist of remarkable talent, suggesting

Rackham and Dulac but entirely original in spirit and execution. A sympathetic

accompaniment of stories is supplied by the author of "Houses of Glass," "Half Loaves"

and "The Cobweb Cloak," and the combination is a volume of very rare charm and

distinction - a literary and artistic "discovery" that is sure to be one of the acknowledged

successes of the 1912 holiday season.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints
 

 

For connoisseurs of Walker's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying the colour images from his designs for Stories for Pictures and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: DW SP CS(8)
Price: US$40.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each

card carries information about Dugald Walker, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the

interior of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.

Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Dugald Walker, this suite and the profiled

illustration.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Dugald Walker.

 

 

The colour illustrations

 

Pierrot

(Frontispiece)

 

 

The Death of a Dream

The Little Silence

Golden Tears

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C1 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C2 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C3 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C4 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

The Parrot and the Jester

 

 

The Amber Cloud The Fisher of Dreams The Dragon Fly

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C5 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C6 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C7 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00

 

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: DW SP C8 (12x18)
Price: US$60.00