Shown below is a selection of illustrations from some of FD Bedford's books.
"A Book of Nursery Rhymes"
Published by Methuen & Co. in 1897. It includes 40 nursery rhymes
together with 20 colour illustrations beautifully printed by Edmund Evans,
one of the leading engravers and printers of the period.
"The Book of Shops"
Printed by Edmund Evans and published by Grant Richards in 1899 with
verses by EV Lucas.
This book shows 24 interiors of shops of the day including
The Baker
The Confectioner
The Butcher
The Fishmonger
The Athletic Outfitter
The Watchmaker
The Poulterer
The Haircutter
Pa's Bank
The Toyshop
The Fair
The Ironmonger
The Market
The Chemist
The Birdfancier
The Milliner
The Fireworks
The Post Office
The Hot-Potatoes
The Kerbstone-Merchants
The Fruit Stalls
The Basketmaker
"Four and Twenty Toilers"
Printed by Edmund Evans and published by Grant Richards in 1900 with verses
by EV Lucas.
This book shows 24 trades of the day including
The Shipbuilder
The Miller
The Builder
The Clockwinder
The Carpenter
The Bird-stuffer
The Ostler
The Chimneysweep
The Park-keeper
The Knife-grinder
The Blacksmith
The Cobbler
The Engine-driver
The Farmer
The Woodman
The Gamekeeper
The Stevedore
The Dairyman
The Ploughman
The Vet
The Beekeeper
The Old Bus-horse
"The Visit to London"
Published by Methuen & Co in 1902.
This book tells the story in pictures and verses (by EV Lucas) of two country children's visit to London. Amongst the 24 places that they visit are the Tower of London and Nelson's Column. The children are also taken to Randolph Caldecott's memorial (see adjacent), designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert, in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. Today many people would just walk past this memorial but in the Victorian era Caldecott transformed the world of children's books with his "shilling toy books" which were published each Christmas between 1878 - 1886.
Other books illustrated by FD Bedford included:-
The Vicar of Wakefield (1898)
The History of Henry Esmond (1898)
Old Fashioned Tales (1905)
A Night of Wonders (1906)
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago (1906)
Runaways and Castaways (1908)
Peter and Wendy (1911)
The Land of the Ever Young (1920)
The Princess and the Goblin (1926)
Through Merrie England (1928)
Darton & Co in 1908.
