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Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
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Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
Provenance
Bonham's London, Knightsbridge, June 15 2016, Lot 130
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
Literature
James Reeves, Complete Poems for Children, Heinemann, London, 1973. Dust-jacket design
Exhibited
The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at Leeds University Library, Nostalgia and Progress. Illustration after the Second World War, November 2014-February 2015. Color reproduction in the exhibition catalogue
Note
Much of poet James Reeves's (1909-78) work for children was illustrated by Edward Ardizzone (1900-79). They developed a highly successful collaborative partnership, including for this dust-jacket design for Complete Poems, which is "generally regarded as [Reeves's] most important work" (ODNB).
Framed: 16 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.
In overall excellent condition.
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