tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post5432129913154936463..comments2024-03-25T08:10:55.433+00:00Comments on March House Books Blog: The illustrations of Janet and Anne Grahame JohnstoneBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-43094306810973171912021-01-12T16:08:34.037+00:002021-01-12T16:08:34.037+00:00I wish I could help but I’m afraid I don’t know. I...I wish I could help but I’m afraid I don’t know. I would suggest some serious Google searching might provide the answer. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-66256430117673268022021-01-04T16:18:06.300+00:002021-01-04T16:18:06.300+00:00Hello. I was wondering if you knew who held the ri...Hello. I was wondering if you knew who held the rights to the artwork now?Dawnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816140647548154394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-80567636550397371872019-05-23T22:25:59.284+01:002019-05-23T22:25:59.284+01:00It's actually a nice and useful piece of infor...It's actually a nice and useful piece of information. I am happy that you shared this useful info with us.<br />Please stay us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-43936848571590148912016-12-10T16:37:45.068+00:002016-12-10T16:37:45.068+00:00Hi Michelle, you lucky thing, I would love a card ...Hi Michelle, you lucky thing, I would love a card illustrated by the Janet or Anne or either/both of them. I don’t think you can add a photo in the comments section, but if you like to send one to me (see email address top right-hand side of blog) I will happily share it in the actual blog post. Thanks so much for your comment, Barbara.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-24571237646233308832016-12-10T16:01:55.794+00:002016-12-10T16:01:55.794+00:00I have a beautiful christmas card that I got when ...I have a beautiful christmas card that I got when I was 5 years old. I am now nearly 52! It's by Janet Johnstone 'Winter Tails Selection No.5' of a pony with a bauble and bow on it's tail. Same artist I feel. I would add a photo but don't know how.... Michelle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-24125288552472073862015-11-17T12:06:10.934+00:002015-11-17T12:06:10.934+00:00Hello Sarah, During the 1950s the twins were commi...Hello Sarah, During the 1950s the twins were commissioned by the BBC to undertake a wide variety of briefs for their newly launched TV show Watch with Mother, Charlie the cat was one of those programmes. I keep looking at my equally battered copy of Charlie the cat and can’t make up my mind if they did the illustrations for it or not. There is a certain similarity in style to their later work so it is possible. I was hoping to find a craftily hidden signature on one of the illustrations but no such luck. BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-807874413994729462015-11-13T21:54:22.985+00:002015-11-13T21:54:22.985+00:00I found these illustrators first before I got to s...I found these illustrators first before I got to school when they were illustrating Greek and Celtic myths in the short lived and expensive children's magazine, 'Finding Out' which unfortunately I had to give back to whoever had loaned them to the family. I've been collecting any book with illustrations by them I can find ever since [though I had no idea they were involved with my much-read and rather battered copy of Charlie the Cat!]. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-65948339328041380832015-02-13T15:15:44.035+00:002015-02-13T15:15:44.035+00:00Hello Anne, that is really sweet of you, but I’m n...Hello Anne, that is really sweet of you, but I’m not sure what I would write. It’s fairly easy if I have a book or books to work from but much more difficult without.<br />Please don’t worry about it, it was just an idea. Thanks for getting back to me, Barbara. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-23659308902613731502015-02-13T13:34:09.029+00:002015-02-13T13:34:09.029+00:00Hi Barbara, I would love to put some of the rarer ...Hi Barbara, I would love to put some of the rarer books onto the internet, but I am not very savvy of computers and don't know how to go about writing a blog!! - I could email you pics of some if you like? - AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-36560796192133133032015-02-11T22:02:12.123+00:002015-02-11T22:02:12.123+00:00You are building up an interesting collection and ...You are building up an interesting collection and I would think the book from the Ormeau Bakery must be quite rare. Best wishes, Barbara<br />PS. If you ever fancy writing a blog post about the twins I would be happy to publish it for you.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-80696424185965641002015-02-11T19:59:40.268+00:002015-02-11T19:59:40.268+00:00I also found a copy of the mysteriously named Orme...I also found a copy of the mysteriously named Ormeau, which is a sort of year book from the Ormeau Bakery of Belfast, with recipes and nursery rhymes illustrated by the twins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-62841712871517053252015-02-11T19:53:54.112+00:002015-02-11T19:53:54.112+00:00Hi there, I managed to find a copy of the elusive ...Hi there, I managed to find a copy of the elusive Emperors New Clothes a while back. Its a small hardback, about 7 1/2" x 5 1/2", with lovely colour pictures, though some of them have been damaged by tape in my copy. - AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-23452162185895331302014-05-13T07:43:45.963+01:002014-05-13T07:43:45.963+01:00Thanks so much for the information I’ve updated th...Thanks so much for the information I’ve updated the list accordingly. I’ve tried to gather as many titles and dates as I can but don’t pretend to be an expert so any help is always gratefully received. <br />There was an excellent article about the sisters in the Book and Magazine collector (partly reproduced at Wikipedia), I was hoping there would be a mention of their connection with Gilbert and Sullivan in the article but sadly not. <br />Thanks again, Barbara. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-48058332486963410712014-05-13T04:04:26.278+01:002014-05-13T04:04:26.278+01:00My copy of the Gilbert books published by Nelson I...My copy of the Gilbert books published by Nelson I have PIRATES and MIKADO as having been published in 1965, the other four in 1966. I note that on your list you have them all as 1966. There are a couple of differences. The earlier two have the melody lines of two of the songs as flyleaves, the subsequent ones do not. I would love to know more about their connection with the world of Gilbert and Sullivan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-77719369980990603582014-04-02T08:59:43.885+01:002014-04-02T08:59:43.885+01:00Hello, I can think of two books with covers like t...Hello, I can think of two books with covers like that - Mother Hubbard’s nursery rhyme book or Hey, Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhymes but they were both illustrated by Hilda Boswell. Are you sure the one you are looking for was illustrated by Janet & Anne? If you let me have your email address, I will send you a scan of the front covers of the Hilda Boswell books. If nothing else it will rule them out. If you go to the right-hand column of this blog, you will find an ‘email me’ button, just send me a quick email, and I will email the scans back. Best wishes BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-76468745581246106392014-04-02T02:12:14.646+01:002014-04-02T02:12:14.646+01:00Barbara, thank you for answering me and I'll t...Barbara, thank you for answering me and I'll try out the link. I am looking for a book that I think they may have illustrated. I bought it in 1975, but it was on sale as an older book. It was a fairly large book with lots and lots of colorful pictures of each rhyme. I'm pretty sure that the name said it was rhymes and verses. It was a royal blue color with pictures of some of the rhymes on the cover; the cow jumping over the moon was in the upper right corner. It was my daughter's book and burned in a house fire when she was about 10. I have searched for it online but can't find it. I am wanting to buy a copy of it.... but don't even know what the name was. I would appreciate your help.<br />marypiano2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13830617531383016719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-82335475121595795722014-04-01T07:06:41.034+01:002014-04-01T07:06:41.034+01:00Hi Marypiano2, I replied to Janevago saying I woul...Hi Marypiano2, I replied to Janevago saying I would love a copy of his/her list but did not get a reply so set about creating a list myself. You will find it at my March House Books website listed under articles or just click this link http://www.marchhousebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_JandAGJ<br />BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-31331970172148855002014-04-01T03:26:36.892+01:002014-04-01T03:26:36.892+01:00I would really appreciate a list of all the books ...I would really appreciate a list of all the books they have illustrated. I keep searching online for a list and cannot find one. Thank you in advance. mama24ofu@cox.netmarypiano2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13830617531383016719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-68758635393099678642014-01-16T08:58:53.535+00:002014-01-16T08:58:53.535+00:00Hi Yvonne, have you checked on abebooks.com (or .c...Hi Yvonne, have you checked on abebooks.com (or .co.uk) hundreds of dealers (including me) sell on the site so there just might be one. Best of luck with your search, BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-86807864432850527572014-01-16T08:56:42.900+00:002014-01-16T08:56:42.900+00:00Best of luck, I hope you find a copy. BarbaraBest of luck, I hope you find a copy. BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-10004186462304233662014-01-15T17:53:24.299+00:002014-01-15T17:53:24.299+00:00Thank you SO much. Looks like another ebay bid :)Thank you SO much. Looks like another ebay bid :)dwin76https://www.blogger.com/profile/05444528369021468799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-13395334780083157862014-01-15T15:55:01.154+00:002014-01-15T15:55:01.154+00:00I have been looking for the 1965 Deans Gift Book o...I have been looking for the 1965 Deans Gift Book of Nursery Rhymes for so long ... if any one has one to sell?????? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817971811173222020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-2017846330310293982014-01-15T08:58:51.142+00:002014-01-15T08:58:51.142+00:00Hello there, the little match girl is in the Janet...Hello there, the little match girl is in the Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone’s gift book of Hans Christian Andersen Fairy tales published by Dean in 1975. It may be in more of their books, but this is the only one I know of. Hope this helps, Best wishes, Barbara.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-45804048209224345212014-01-15T02:44:15.353+00:002014-01-15T02:44:15.353+00:00Help please! I had the 1977 Deans Book of Fairy Ta...Help please! I had the 1977 Deans Book of Fairy Tales as a child and just bought it off of eBay. Much to my dismay, The Little Match Girl is not in this edition. I was just sure it was. Do you know which book it is in? That's the biggest reason I purchased the book I did. dwin76https://www.blogger.com/profile/05444528369021468799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-3993896749466173372013-09-08T12:36:06.648+01:002013-09-08T12:36:06.648+01:00Hi there, thanks for the link. I'm going over ...Hi there, thanks for the link. I'm going over for a visit now. BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com