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A Treasury of Verse for Little Children (page 1/3)

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A Treasury of Verse for Little Children, edited by M. G. Edgar, illustrated by Willy Pogany. This book, America, was published in New York by the Macmillan Company in 1923, and the copyright was not renewed, so it is now in the public domain.

Title: A Treasury of Verse for Little Children

Author: Edgar, M. G.

Published by: The Macmillan Company

City: New York

Date: 1923

Total items: 14

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Initial Letter S]

Initial Letter S

A decorative drop-cap (initial letter) “S” from the poem “A Good Thanksgiving Day.” A woman carries either a milking yoke or a hockey stick. [more...] [$]

[picture: Title Page from Treasury of Verse]

Title Page from Treasury of Verse

This title page includes a peacock and two little children reading books. [more...] [$]

[picture: Initial Letter I]

Initial Letter I

A decorative capital letter “I” with a child peeking out from behind the letter; it was used as a drop cap (dropped capital) at the start of a paragraph. [more...] [$]

[picture: Queen Mab (version without the words)]

Queen Mab (version without the words)

Queen Mab is a fairy with butterfly wings who brings dreams to people. She was described by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet This is a version of Queen Mab with the writing removed, so you can use more easily. [more...] [$]

[picture: If I had a broomstick 1]

If I had a broomstick 1

Illustration above the start of the poem “If I Had a Broomstick” showing a boy dreaming that he could fly on a broomstick. Maybe he was reading Harry Potter books? [more...] [$]


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