Arabian Nights Illustrated

Winter illustrated many classic children’s book titles in the early twentieth century, such as Aesop’s Fables, Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, Gulliver’s Travels, and this version of the Arabian Nights.

Opposite: The genie immediately returned with a tray bearing dishes of the most delicious viands

He had the gift of understanding the language of beasts

Charles’s big break came in 1895, when he produced over one hundred line drawings for Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses.

The edition was a great success, and it brought Charles new commissions in magazines and books. He became a staple of the gift-book market for the next twenty years, occasionally working with Thomas and William on a single project, though each brother would become successful on his own.

Earlier years encompassed a wide range of artistic paths—from ceramic design to poster work—but Rhead began to focus more and more on the illustrated book.

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie Banou, 1913

for his stunning illustration work on a twelve-volume set of “fairy books”—each titled with a different color—from around the world, collected and edited by Andrew Lang

HE STORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES Cassim. .

PRINCE AGIB And when the boat came to me I found in it a man of brass, with a tablet of lead upon his breast, engraven with names and talismans