I am swooning over these gorgeous illustrations from the Czech children's book The Forest Story," written in 1929 by Josef Kozisek and handsomely illustrated by Rudolf Mates. I would so have loved as a child to receive such a gem of of a book. (Via Will Schoenfeld's amazing 50 Watts, a website dedicated to sharing extraordinary books in print. Careful if you visit there — it's easy to lose a day wandering through the offerings.)
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Oh, extraordinary! I love the “tumble” of the second one…
See my Czech fairy tale book with Mates’ illustrations on eBay.