1930 First Edition- Flower Songs of the Seasons by Cicely Mary Barker with Music

Author: Cicely Mary Barker.
Composer: Olive Linnell.
Title: Flower Songs of the Seasons With Music.
Publisher: London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, [circa 1930]. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9.5 x 7 inches.
Pages: 48 pages, with 12 tipped-in colour plates.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated hardcover binding, with light wear, rubbing, and age-toning to the boards and spine, as shown. Hinges good and binding firm. Protected in a removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good. Interior remains bright and complete overall, with scattered foxing and age-toning, heavier on the endpapers and occasionally present in the margins, as shown. No writing noted. Small ink stamp of an old bookseller on the last endpaper, as shown.
Illustrations: Complete with 12 beautiful tipped-in colour plates by Cicely Mary Barker, including The Celandine Fairy, The Speedwell Fairy, and The Sloe Fairy. Also illustrated with charming black-and-white fairy vignettes. Each flower fairy song is accompanied by music composed by Olive Linnell.

The book: Flower Songs of the Seasons With Music is a delightful Cicely Mary Barker work, combining her beloved flower fairy poems and illustrations with musical settings by Olive Linnell. Published by Blackie around 1930, this First Edition gathers seasonal fairy songs for voice and piano, each enriched by Barker’s delicate botanical imagination and unmistakable fairy-world charm. A lovely and collectible example of early 20th-century illustrated children’s books, especially desirable complete with all 12 tipped-in colour plates.

The author: Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) was an English illustrator best known for her Flower Fairies books, whose blend of botanical accuracy and fairy fantasy made her one of the most beloved children’s illustrators of the 20th century. Her work remains highly collectible for its delicate realism, graceful compositions, and enduring charm.