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GREENAWAY, Kate. Seven Original Pencil Sketches for Starlight Stories, by Fanny Lablanche. [1877]
Seven unsigned working sketches in pencil, on individual pieces of card, all with pencil captions & three with blue pencil printer's marks; small pinholes on all seven pieces not affecting images.

¶Seven working drawings for Starlight Stories Told to Bright Eyes and Listening Ears. Three of the sketches, all with printer's pencil marks or annotations, were used in the 1877 first edition published by Griffith and Farran with the illustrations engraved by her father John. One (number 6) is an unused but very similar sketch to the published illustration (number 5); numbers 2, 4 and 7 are original designs not used in the final publication. 1. 'Petronel and Petronilla'. Image 11.5 x 10cm; sheet 16.5 x 13.5. With printer's annotations in blue pencil. This was printed as an inserted plate opposite page 40 with the full title 'Petronel and Petronilla Escape in the Boat'. 2. 'Petronel and Petronilla'. Image 9 x 5cm; sheet 14 x 9.5cm. Unused in the published work. 3. 'Cats & Dogs'. Image 9.5cm; sheet 14 x 9.5cm. With printer's tick & number (3) in blue ink. Printed as a vignette illustration on page 67. 4. 'Cats & Dogs'. Image 12.5 x 9cm; sheet 19 x 14cm. Unused in the published work. 5. 'Jack with the Fishes'. Image 6.5 x 5.5.cm; sheet 14 x 9.5cm. Sl red ink mark to right margin of image. With printer's tick & number (5) in blue pencil. Printed as a vignette illustration on page 121. 6. 'Jack & the Fishes'. Image 12.5 x 9cm; sheet 19 x 14cm. 'Jack with the Fishes - not used' written in pencil on verso. 7. 'Two Little Prisoners, page 26'. Image 11.5 x 10cm; sheet 19 x 14cm. 'Two Little Prisoners from Starlight Stories 1877 - not used' written in pencil on verso. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT.
Stock #77476
£2800


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