Yes, thanks, John, I'm familiar in with the course of Frank A. Nankivell's career; my mother typed his memoir for him in the '40s, and my immediate family probably has the bulk of the family holdings of his art (such as they are), since he lived with my parents at the end of his life. (He died 2 years before I was born). But, he was a professional artist so most of his work went out into the world and wasn't kept in a scrapbook at home. His career began about 1890, 30 years before my father (his third and the only currently living child) was born. The miracle of modern digital technology permits my older sister and me to Google him every so often out of curiosity to see what might be out there.

I appreciate the collective application of thinking caps by those who have taken an interest in the folklore in my fairly minor question about these particular illustrations. My father has no answers; he probably never saw that book.

I also appreciate the silent attention of Joe or a clone.

~ Becky in Tucson