Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Christian Birmingham - Snow Queen #1
from The Snow Queen
text Naomi Lewis
illustrated by Christian Birmingham
Walker Books
Sheila Moxley - Arabian nights
from The Arabian Nights
retold by Neil Philip
illustrated by Sheila Moxley
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Louis Wain - Singing Cats
i) singing cat wearing a bow tie, 88 by 82mm., ink drawing; ii) long-haired singing cat, 100 by 90mm., ink drawing; both signed "Louis Wain" in lower left corner, both on single folded leaf, additional folds and minor soiling; iii) autograph letter signed ("Louis Wain") to Miss Mackinley enclosing "a little sketch with great pleasure" and hoping that "the efforts of my little cat to sing "Come Birdie Come" will give you a little of the delight which hearing your mother sing gives to me" (8vo, 2 pages, Westgate on Sea, 6 October 1899)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Alison Uttley - Little Grey Rabbit
"...the Hare and the Squirrel sat one on each side of the fire...", 65 by 96mm., minor residue from adhesive tape [from The Squirrel, The Hare and The Little Grey Rabbit, 1929, p.46]; "[Little Grey Rabbit]... stopped in front of a great beech tree...", 122 by 81mm. [from Wise Owl's Story, 1935, p.56]; "Squirrel, throwing her knitting on the floor...", 94 by 95mm. [from Little Grey Rabbit's Party, 1936, p.11]
E H Shepard - Watercolour drawing for Punch
This watercolour was published on the front cover of Punch Festival, dated 30th April 1951 (a colour reproduction of the cover is included with this lot). It had not been possible to celebrate the centenary of Punch in 1941 because of the war. However, with the Festival of Britain in 1951, the opportunity was taken to produce a "Festival" number, the largest ever, part of which was organised around an imaginary exhibition in Bouverie street. With the use of special colours, it was an issue of some importance in the history of colour-printing.
J K Rowling - Harry Potter characters sketch
270 by 160mm., pencil drawing, signed and dated in biro "JKRowling 1999" in lower centre, framed and glazed; together with autograph letter signed ("JKRowling") providing provenance in which the author expresses delight that the picture has "gone to such a good home", declines a lunch invitation, and hopes that one of her readers "likes book 4 as much" (folio, "By Owl Post" headed stationery, undated)
J.K. Rowling produced this fine pencil drawing for the BBC charity Children in Need in 1999.
W. Heath Robinson
["I fell from my position"]319 by 243mm, ink and watercolour, signed "W. Heath Robinson" in lower right corner.
This watercolour shows a boy falling from a tree whilst Aunt Galladia has afternoon tea with her pet green-toed button crane of Baraboo.
The illustration is from 'Good Aunt Galladia', one of the stories within Heath-Robinson's Bill the Minder (first published in 1912).
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159420161
The illustration is from 'Good Aunt Galladia', one of the stories within Heath-Robinson's Bill the Minder (first published in 1912).
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159420161
[Harmless Indeed were our joys]
317 by 240mm, ink and watercolour heightened with gouache, signed "W. Heath-Robinson" in lower right corner.
This watercolour shows the five children of "a singularly wild-looking man" in the sea with the sands and gentle waves behind.
The illustration is from 'The Wild Man', one of the stories within Heath Robinson's Bill the Minder (first published in 1912).
The illustration is from 'The Wild Man', one of the stories within Heath Robinson's Bill the Minder (first published in 1912).
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Paul Kidby
Death Smoking, 270 by 190mm., signed "PJKidby" in lower right corner, additionally titled, signed and dated in ornate font, additionally signed by terry pratchett in lower left corner; Raven and Skull, 220 by 190mm., signed "PJKidby" in lower right corner, additionally titled, signed and dated in ornate font, additionally signed by terry pratchett in lower right corner (2)
Arthur Rackham - Little Brother and Little Sister
This fine watercolour was developed by the artist from his original ink drawing for the title-page of Little Brother & Little Sister and other tales by the Brothers Grimm, first published by Constable in 1917.
The title-page shows Little Brother seated in the arms of a sinister tree and Little Sister in a similar tree with spectacles. The title was printed in the book wihtin a white space above the faces of the trees. Here the trees are complete with additional twigs and leaves. Rackham has also added a mountain range in the background and grass in the foreground. A cloudy sky contributes depth to an extremely fine watercolour, hitherto unknown in this completed and coloured state.
(sold for £18,500)
Beatrice Goldsmith - Little Girl with Fairy
pencil and watercolour drawing
Beatrice Goldsmith (1895-1947)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
'Lewis Carroll' - photo self portrait
albumen print, head and shoulders within oval, mounted as a carte-de-visite, presentation photograph inscribed to his sister ("m.c.c.") by dodgson in purple ink on the reverse, size of image 55 by 43mm., overall size 106 by 63mm., housed in a blue cloth solander box titled in gilt on spine.
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