Dover Books- Classic childrens illustration

I just love Dover books as many designers and illustrator's do. They are an endless source of inspiration, I usually look upon them for ideas as opposed to directly using the imagery although I do love to incorporate the beautiful florishes of times gone by into my work.

Every week I recieve a sampler from dover which contains a few free images, often some hidden jems that you wouldn't normally think to use or that would be copyright free. This week one of the books included was 'Classic Children's Book Illustrations Clip Art' which includes pictures from Alice in Wonderland and Beatrix Potter. How gorgeous they are I am very tempted to purchase this book!