A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
VAT included (see terms) | Exclude VAT
![[32 original pencil sketches by Winifred Austen, drawn for] A Book of Dogs](jpegs/60126.jpg)
[32 original pencil sketches by Winifred Austen, drawn for] A Book of Dogs Being a Discourse on them, with Many Tales and Wonders Gathered by E. Nesbit, and Original Pencil Drawing by Winifred Austen.
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1898.
Oblong 8vo (170 x 240mm, 6¾ x 9½"), illustrated cloth; pp. (iv)+60, photogravure frontispiece, offset-lithographic text illustrations throughout. WITH 32 original pencil sketches on 27 cards, largest 240 x 300mm (9½ x 11¾"). WITH ink a.l.s. signed by Austen. Three images have foxing.
A collection of pencil sketches by Winifred Austen (1876– 1964) drawn to illustrate 'A Book of Dogs', including one not used. The signed letter, dated 23rd February 1904, was to accompany 28 cards sent by Austen to William H. Ward, who had engraved and printed the book six years earlier, with a typed list on the second page. Of the 28, one ('Tatters') is marked in pencil 'To Helen Hofer' and is not present here. Ward initialed the letter as confirmation of receipt two days later. Among the breeds illustrated are a bulldog, pug, Irish terrier, dingo, Schipperke and dingo. Winifred Austen (1876-1964) was a painter and engraver known for her pictures of animals and birds, publishing individual plates and illustrating several books.
[Ref: 60126] £5,000.00 view all images for this item
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1898.
Oblong 8vo (170 x 240mm, 6¾ x 9½"), illustrated cloth; pp. (iv)+60, photogravure frontispiece, offset-lithographic text illustrations throughout. WITH 32 original pencil sketches on 27 cards, largest 240 x 300mm (9½ x 11¾"). WITH ink a.l.s. signed by Austen. Three images have foxing.
A collection of pencil sketches by Winifred Austen (1876– 1964) drawn to illustrate 'A Book of Dogs', including one not used. The signed letter, dated 23rd February 1904, was to accompany 28 cards sent by Austen to William H. Ward, who had engraved and printed the book six years earlier, with a typed list on the second page. Of the 28, one ('Tatters') is marked in pencil 'To Helen Hofer' and is not present here. Ward initialed the letter as confirmation of receipt two days later. Among the breeds illustrated are a bulldog, pug, Irish terrier, dingo, Schipperke and dingo. Winifred Austen (1876-1964) was a painter and engraver known for her pictures of animals and birds, publishing individual plates and illustrating several books.
[Ref: 60126] £5,000.00 view all images for this item