Fairy Tales. Waterford: N. Harvey & Co., (date of publication not included). Pp 15. Publisher’s pale green pictorial wrappers. Faded along inner margin, contents in nice bright condition.

Illustrated by the author with four full-page drawings and seven small text illustrations.

The daughter of an English vicar, Naomi Heather was born in 1911 in the industrial town of Smethwick, and briefly attended classes at the Birmingham School of Art. She had family connections in County Waterford and, from the late 1930s, was a popular exhibitor at the annual Waterford Art Exhibitions.

With a vivid imagination, drawing viewers into a fanciful world teeming with sprites, witches, elves and gnomes, she illustrated a number of children’s books including ‘The Wind Fairies’ and ‘Fairy Moonbeams to Light the Path of some Little child.’ This title ‘Fairy Tales’ containing two short tales, appears to be her only self-penned work.