Pussy Willow, the story of a homeless kitten or The Cinderella Kitten by Hope Stein, illustrated by Helen Carter. Artists mock-up.

STEIN, HOPE. CARTER, HELENE.

Verlag: Self-published., 1948

Beschreibung

Original boards, 185x165mm. Circa 1948. Artists mock-up of an apparently un-published book. IV. 32pp. Mounted original drawings and text cut-outs on every page. the pencil drawings heightened with green. Shaken, the mounted drawings with discolouration from the glue. Helene Carter 1887-1960. "After training at the Ontario School of Art, I worked for a year or more in an advertising agency in Toronto. In 1914 I came to New York, primarily to study, but ultimately to remain. I went to Italy in 1921 to make the illustrations for two books. by Carl Spitteler. . My work with the late Raymond L. Ditmars brought me into the field of natural history, a collaboration I have always felt to be a rare privilege. This collaboration was responsible for the kind of illustration I have done ever since." other books demanded much research, "but it was through my work with Mr.Ditmars that I found the combination of illustration and research a pleasurable one, albeit exasperating on many occasions."written for Viguers, Dalphin and Miller, Illustrators of Children's Books 1946 -1956, Horn Book Boston 1958.Her papers are held by University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 022505

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Pussy Willow, the story of a homeless kitten...

Verlag: Self-published.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1948

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition