"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek (published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd and C.A. Publications, Ltd, London 1951) Part 3

 
The original Noddy pictures by Dutch illustrator Harmsen van der Beek (1897 - 1953) - this was the third in the series. Many illustrators and animators worked on the Noddy books for decades after Beek's death but none managed to capture the quality, warmth and quirkiness of his characters.

"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek (published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd and C.A. Publications, Ltd, London 1951) Part 2

Harmsen van der Beek (1897-1953) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmsen_van_der_Beek

"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek (published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd and C.A. Publications, Ltd, London 1951) Part 1

"Five Dolls In A House" By Helen Clare, Illustrated By Cecil Leslie (First published by Bodley Head in 1953 - This edition by Puffin Books, 1964) - Part 2

Only a very brief biography is available on this British artist - Cecil Leslie (1900-1980) - even though she had many fine art exhibitions in the twenties and thirties as well as illustrating many children's books in the fifties and sixties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Mary_Leslie

The author, Pauline Clarke (1921-2013) is using the name Helen Clare for this and all the Five Dolls books that were published between 1953 and 1963. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Clarke

"Five Dolls In A House" By Helen Clare, Illustrated By Cecil Leslie (First published by Bodley Head in 1953 - This edition by Puffin Books, 1964) - Part 1

"The Sumner Intrigue" By Frank Swinnerton (Cover artist unknown) - (Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, London 1955)

Frank Arthur Swinnerton (English author, born 1884-1982). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Arthur_Swinnerton

"After The Funeral" By Agatha Christie (unknown cover artist) - (First published in 1953 - this edition by Fontana Books 1958)

"Penguin Classics Book Covers" Various Authors and Artists (published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1959, 1958, 1951, 1961)

"Llyfr Mawr Hwyl!" By Ivor Owen (published in Wales, UK in the early 1950's) - Part 2

"Llyfr Mawr Hwyl!" By Ivor Owen (published in Wales, UK in the early 1950's)

This is a Welsh language comic book for children published and partly drawn by Ivor Owen. Great characters and fun stories through out - needless to say I couldn't read a word but the pictures are quite unique. There is a feature on a similar volume, published by the same author, on Steve Holland's brilliant blog: https://bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/hwyl-llyfr-mawr.html This blog has a vast collection of old British Comics and other books.

"Mad About Madeline" By Ludwig Bemelmans (published by Viking, The Penguin Group, New York 2001)

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Bemelmans

"Madeline And The Gypsies"(1959)

"Madeline And The Bad Hat"(1956)

"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 5

Just three more from Ronald Searle (1920-2011). These are under the heading "Signing Off"....

"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 4

The inimitable Ronald Searle (1920-2011) - every mark on each illustration is vibrant, exciting and utterly brilliant! Looking at the expressions on the faces, the shapes of the bodies and the sharp irony of the various situations makes me laugh every time. I've scanned the artist's biography from the back cover of the book (previous post) but here's also an extensive entry from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Searle The pictures in this book are arranged in themes - pets and their owners, from the first post, sale slogans, dancers, artists, musicians and some surreal ones like the last two below...

"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 3

"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 2

"1950's Clothes Catalogue" - Artist Unknown (part - 3)