A large Quantity of unframed Drawings and Prints by or after Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940) for <I>The House in the Wood</I>, including: The brave little Tailor; The Table, the Ass, and the Cudgel; The Jew in the bramble Bush; Red Jacket; Contents page, and others, the majority signed and variously inscribed , A large Quantity of unframed Drawings and Prints by or after Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940) for <I>The House in the Wood</I>, including: The brave little Tailor; The Table, the Ass, and the Cudgel; The Jew in the bramble Bush; Red Jacket; Contents page, and others, the majority signed and variously inscribed

Sale 8629

Printed Books and Book Illustrations

London, South Kensington

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17 December 1999

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Lot 26

A large Quantity of unframed Drawings and Prints by or after Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940) for The House in the Wood, including: The brave little Tailor; The Table, the Ass, and the Cudgel; The Jew in the bramble Bush; Red Jacket; Contents page, and others, the majority signed and variously inscribed

A large Quantity of unframed Drawings and Prints by or after Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940) for The House in the Wood, including: The brave little Tailor; The Table, the Ass, and the Cudgel; The Jew in the bramble Bush; Red Jacket; Contents page, and others, the majority signed and variously inscribed

Price realised

GBP 1,150

Estimate

GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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A large Quantity of unframed Drawings and Prints by or after Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940) for The House in the Wood, including: The brave little Tailor; The Table, the Ass, and the Cudgel; The Jew in the bramble Bush; Red Jacket; Contents page, and others, the majority signed and variously inscribed
14 x 9in. (36.8 x 23.5cm.) and smaller
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Literature

Original illustrations for The House in the Wood and other old Fairy Stories, published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd
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Lot 26

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