Two sketchbooks of drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940), the majority figurative studies including: Figures in a railway carriage; Little boy with toy boat; Young girls on a desert island; A lady sewing; Studies for the <I>Mrs Molesworth</I> series, and others, variously inscribed with preparatory notes, and a small quantity of press-cuttings on the artist , Two sketchbooks of drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940), the majority figurative studies including: Figures in a railway carriage; Little boy with toy boat; Young girls on a desert island; A lady sewing; Studies for the <I>Mrs Molesworth</I> series, and others, variously inscribed with preparatory notes, and a small quantity of press-cuttings on the artist

Sale 8629

Printed Books and Book Illustrations

London, South Kensington

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17 December 1999

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Lot 25

Two sketchbooks of drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940), the majority figurative studies including: Figures in a railway carriage; Little boy with toy boat; Young girls on a desert island; A lady sewing; Studies for the Mrs Molesworth series, and others, variously inscribed with preparatory notes, and a small quantity of press-cuttings on the artist

Two sketchbooks of drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940), the majority figurative studies including: Figures in a railway carriage; Little boy with toy boat; Young girls on a desert island; A lady sewing; Studies for the Mrs Molesworth series, and others, variously inscribed with preparatory notes, and a small quantity of press-cuttings on the artist

Price realised

GBP 483

Estimate

GBP 200 - GBP 400

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Two sketchbooks of drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke (1863-1940), the majority figurative studies including: Figures in a railway carriage; Little boy with toy boat; Young girls on a desert island; A lady sewing; Studies for the Mrs Molesworth series, and others, variously inscribed with preparatory notes, and a small quantity of press-cuttings on the artist
12 x 9in. (30.5 x 23.5cm.) and smaller
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