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Carols Dorothy Chapman A contender for my favourite top 10 Xmas cards. Illustrated by Dorothy Chapman for Royle Publications c1945 and commissioned by Noel Carrington. She also illustrated the two Baby Puffins, 123 & ABC, as well as a handful of books for Transatlantic Arts. I wish I knew more about her! #dorothychapman #carols #noelcarrington #roylepublications #lithography

Harold Jones Xmas Tree lithographed Xmas card commissioned by Noel Carrington for Royle Publications, established in 1945 by Carrington to commission the best contemporary illustrators for the post-war greetings card market. #haroldjones #xmastree #roylepublications #noelcarrington

Snowman John Harwood 1946 Xmas card published by Noel Carrington for Royle. Harwood illustrated two Baby Puffins as well as one of the scarce Porpoise books, Penguin’s failed attempt at a hardback series for children. #johnharwood #snowman #robin #roylepublications #babypuffins

One Up -Two Over Boxing Day Marion Rivers-Moore. card for Royle Publications c1946 commissioned by Noel Carrington. Boxing Day ride, but not a fox hunt! #marionriversmoore #roylepublications #lithography #boxingday

On tiptoe Dorothy Chapman Xmas card c1945 illustrated for Royle Publications and commissioned by Noel Carrington for who she also illustrated two Baby Puffins and a clutch of books for his Transatlantic Arts. #dorothychapman #xmas #xmasstocking #xmaseve #roylepublications #noelcarrington

Xmas Harold Jones A 1940s Xmas card by Harold Jones, commissioned by Noel Carrington for Royle Publications. Carrington was a co-director for Royle’s acting as talent spotter and art director and pulled in all his favourite illustrators for a series of gorgeous cards during the late 1940s. This one’s for @ianarchiebeck @neiljenningsfineart and @the_silver_locket #haroldjones #xmastree #roylepublications #noelcarrington https://www.instagram.com/p/BrpFA39AKRn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v3bfys2rzxj4

Merry Xmas Margaret Levetus One of the first greetings cards commissioned by Noel Carrington for Royle Publications in 1946. Margaret Levetus illustrated a few children’s books, including a Bantam Picture Book, and studied under Clarke Hutton at the Central. #xmascard #roylepublications #margaretlevetus #centralschoolofartanddesign #noelcarrington https://www.instagram.com/p/Brm1hfNAXDF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xs9in79o2hc0

Menagerie Enid Marx A large sheet to cut out and make. The working drawings are on show at The House of Illustration. It was commissioned by Noel Carrington for Royle Publications but unfortunately its publication coincided with Royle dropping all their book titles in favour of their expanding card business. The result was that this title, and others including a Stebbing peep show, suffered so it never achieved wide sales. In fact the sheets were so flimsy that the cutouts wouldn’t have stood up, so in all a rather sad ending to what could have been a wonderful project. #enidmarx #roylepublications #menagerie @illustrationhq #circus