"A Stands For Angel" By Joan Gale Thomas (1939) - Part 2

 

 

Almost every picture of this little book could make a beautiful Christmas card! Not religious myself but I'd say Gale Thomas's illustrations capture the Christmas spirit better than any of the commercial imagery forced upon us every year! From what I could find on Joan Gale Thomas (1910-1988) this was her first book and she went on to produce a number of other titles mainly on religious themes. Here's a link on a small biography: http://www.sarahcolegrave.co.uk/artists/d/joan-gale-thomas/6775

 

 

 

 

"A Stands For Angel" By Joan Gale Thomas (Published by A.R Mowbray & Co. Limited 1964, first published 1939)

 

 

 

Christmas Books by Charles Dickens (published by Chapman & Hall Ltd, London, no date)

"The Haunted Man"

"The Battle Of Life"

"The Cricket On The Hearth"

"The Chimes"

"The Chimes"

"A Christmas Carol"

Five Christmas stories by Dickens with 2-3 illustrations each - no name for the artist. Great Victorian character drawings, lots of details and atmosphere.