Golden Summer Journal — Kate Greenaway 1891 Girl's Own Paper

When Kate Greenaway illustrated "Golden Summer" for The Girl's Own Paper in 1891, printed by Edmund Evans — the master colour printer who collaborated with Greenaway throughout her career — she captured a world of quiet beauty, high-waisted gowns, and flowering gates that enchanted a generation and shaped the visual language of the Victorian age. The back cover reproduces the original colour lithograph: a young woman in a high-waisted white gown with a blue sash standing by a wooden gate in a flowering cottage garden, in the pose of quiet waiting that Greenaway made her own; the front presents a complementary scene in her signature aesthetic — a young woman in a high-waisted white gown with a colourful sash gathering flowers in a lush cottage garden, drawing directly from Greenaway's iconic visual vocabulary of Regency-inspired fashion, detailed flowering borders, and the soft light of an English summer morning.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Kate Greenaway admirers and Victorian illustration collectors
• Lovers of English cottage gardens and Victorian pastoral art
• Those drawn to the Arts and Crafts movement and Regency-inspired aesthetics
• Admirers of Edmund Evans and the golden age of colour lithography
• Thoughtful gift for lovers of Victorian art, garden culture, and illustrated books
• Anyone captivated by the quiet beauty of the English summer garden