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THBGarth Williams Children's Book Illustrations
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
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- Lot Description
Large archive of approximately two hundred and thirty-seven items (237) related to the illustration art of Garth Montgomery Williams (Colorado, 1912-1996), including preliminary pencil sketches for THE RABBIT'S WEDDING, the works of Margaret Wise Brown, Jack Prelutsky, Mary Stolz, and more. Includes twenty-five (25) items related to THE RABBIT'S WEDDING, written and illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper Collins, New York, 1958. Includes eighteen (18) preliminary pencil sketches, six (6) text pages, and one (1) mock-up book. All sketches signed "Garth Williams" or initialed "GW."; one (1) preliminary pencil sketch for WAIT TILL THE MOON IS FULL, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper Collins, New York, 1989. Initialed "GW."; one (1) preliminary pencil sketch for THE SAILOR DOG, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Little Golden Books, New York, 1953. Initialed "GW."; four (4) items related to BENEATH A BLUE UMBRELLA, by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper Collins, New York, 1990. Includes two (2) unused cover illustration designs, one (1) pencil and one (1) pen and ink, and two (2) preliminary pencil sketches depicting a female character from the book. Pencil cover design signed "Garth Williams."; seven (7) preliminary pencil sketches for RIDE A PURPLE PELICAN, by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Garth Williams, published by Harper Collins, New York, 1986. All initialed "GW."; one (1) preliminary pencil sketch for the cover of DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'LL DO? by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Harper Collins, New York, 1958. Initialed "GW."; four (4) mixed media production art mock-ups for EMMET'S PIG, by Mary Stolz, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper & Row, New York, 1959. Three signed "Garth Williams."; one (1) mixed media preliminary drawing for KING EMMETT THE SECOND, by Mary Stolz, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Greenwillow, New York, 1991. Signed "Garth Williams."; two (2) preliminary pencil sketches for THE TALL BOOK OF MAKE-BELIEVE, selected by Jane Werner, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1950. Both initialed "GW." Also includes a hardcover copy of the book; four (4) preliminary pencil sketches, including one (1) book cover, for THE SLEEPY BOOK: A Golden Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, originally published by Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, 1948. All initialed "GW."; three (3) preliminary pencil sketches for MY FIRST COUNTING BOOK: A GOLDEN BOOK, by Lilian Moore, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, 1956. All initialed "GW." Also includes two (2) copies of the hardcover book; two (2) preliminary pencil sketches for THREE LITTLE ANIMALS, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1956. Both initialed "GW."; fifteen (15) items related to THE ADVENTURES OF BENJAMIN PINK, written and illustrated by Garth Williams, originally published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1951. Includes fourteen (14) preliminary pencil sketches and one (1) printed image. All signed "Garth Williams" or initialed "GW."; seven (7) original pencil or pen and ink drawings by Williams, including two (2) self-portraits, two (2) female portraits, and three (3) studies of female children. All items signed "Garth" or "Garth Williams."; seventeen (17) preliminary pencil or pen and ink sketches of animals, presumably for children's books. All signed "Garth Williams" or initialed "GW."; approximately one hundred and twenty-nine (129) items related to an unfinished Mother Goose project by Williams, including seventeen (17) pencil sketches and one hundred and twelve (112) hand-written/typed notes, and paste-up pages of rhymes. All sketches initialed "GW."; eight (8) unused preliminary pencil sketches for UPSIDE OVER, by Shirley Trammell, illustrated by Mel Crawford, originally published by Golden Press, New York, 1969. All initialed "GW." Note: Williams began work on the illustrations for this book, however, it was eventually illustrated Mel Crawford; six (6) printed illustrations with hand watercoloring on paper by Rosemary Wells (American, b. 1943), including four (4) depicting scenes from Stuart Little by E.B. Little, Harper & Brothers, 1945, and two (2) depicting scenes from Benjamin's Treasure, published by HarperCollins, 2001, adapted by Wells from an episode in the novel The Adventures of Benjamin Pink by Garth Williams, 1951. All signed "Rosemary Wells", one with printed "Garth Williams" signature. Many with pencil numerals or other notations, en verso.
Condition
All items in overall good condition. Many items with light toning, handling wear, areas of loss, crumbling, pin prick holes, old masking tape, to edges of paper.
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