Looking for original book version in a Chrissie Snelling painting
Hello! Idk if this is the right sub for this, but I'm trying to locate the exact book titles in this photo to repaint. This photo is the highest quality version I can find online to make out the visible letters. (The painting is by Chrissie Snelling in 2021, I believe)
I'm not sure if the Hardcover versions of these books are real or not, as she probably took some creative liberties with the style of the book covers. From the titles I've made out, most have to do with classic stories, stories about cats, and books about drawing. I think most of the book cover versions are based on hardback first editions, though.
The ones I have so far are:
- four illegible but distinct thick novels on the top shelf, maybe classics? First has a large dagger drawing, Second book maybe says "Celtic Myth", third "Classic Myth & Legend", "(unclear) Myth & Legend." Gresham Myth & Legend in Literature and Art, Books 7, 4, 5, & 8 published 1912/1913
- An obscured, thick, blue book, with small writing on the bottom, might say METHUEN. Google says city in boston, but also an English publishing house "The London Year" by H.V. Morton, published by Methuen, 1926
- An obscured thin purple book, with small writing (maybe Boston?) and a logo (Knight chess piece?) on the bottom.
- A thin green book, with Jack or Tack(?) written on the bottom.
- Thin yellow book titled: "Drawing A Cat" By Clare Turlay Newberry (Found Image here) (Stamp on end says "STUDIO")
- Thin red book titled: "When we were young" By A.A. Milne in 1924 (Close match to first edition). Also includes a stamp on the bottom that reads "EWI___ LIBRARY."
-Thick yellow book with green lettering titled: "Aesop's Fables" published by a "A.C. Black"? (I think its based on this version by Adam & Charles Black) 1962 version.
- Thick blue book titled: "Vanity Fair" by Will(-iam Makepeace) W.M. Thackeray + Matching thick blue book, titled "Barchester Towers" by Anthony Trollope. Both are part of a classic novels book set found here (the shade of blue appears different)
- Yellow book titled: "Old Broom, and Other Stories" with a square tree logo stamp on the spine with initials T.C.R.S., and a possible initial on the bottom of JS.
- Red book titled: "Ruskin Today" by Kenneth Clark. This is the closest match I could find
- Yellow book titled: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams (might be based on this first edition here)
- Thick red book titled "Puss in Boo(-ts), and other fairy tales" by Wersery? Classics (This book cover seems similar, but the title, publishing name, and formatting don't match in detail)
- Thin, green book titled: "(10) Velvet the Kit(-ten)" Can't find anything on this one, might be a reference to the artist's cat in the painting? An English version of the 10th book in the French children's picture book series "The Animal Friends" / "Ami-Amis" from the 1960s.
- Thick blue book titled: "BRUIT (?) BOOK" Jane Gyson/Dyson "Jane Eyre" Bronte Book, found many similar blue covers, but none that match the icon of a packed basket on the side.
- Large pink/red book titled: "The Cat's Whis(-kers)"