Sale 2511 - Illustration Art, June 4, 2019

19 c HARRISON CADY. “Burgess Bedtime Stories.” Group of 6 illustrations published for the famous story series by Thornton W. Burgess, 1955. Pen and ink with graphite on paper. Average size 178x152 mm; 7x6 inches. Signed, dated, and captioned lower margins. Each tipped to window mattes with copy of published story attached to versos. [1,500/2,500] “This morning when he looked down, he saw only Thunderer...” From Old Mr. Sun Does His Bit. Jan 12 * “King Eagle shook his snowy white head. ‘No,’ he said.” From King Eagle Brings Bad News, March 6 * “Reddy looked at Mrs. Reddy and grinned.” From A Fine Feathered Explosion, April 27 * “There were places where the water was very, very swift, called rapids.” From Home At Last, Aug 1 * “Now he suddenly came to life. He began to swim.” From Through Little Miss Elver’s Eyes, Aug 10 * “Peter wished he was over in the Green Forest.” From Peter’s Foolish Wish Comes True, Dec 16. 20 c EDWIN W. DEMING. “In the Fairyland of America: A Tale of the Pukwudgies.” Group of 5 illustrations published in the book of the same name, by Herbert Quick (New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1901). Gouache, ink, and wash on board. 265x220 mm; 10 1 / 2 x8 1 / 2 . Each signed in lower margin except for illustration for page 45, which is signed in the image and warmly inscribed to Quick (“To my dear friend”) in the lower margin. A copy of the book accompanies the lot.   [1,000/1,500] Five of the forty-three illustrations created for this odd, engaging adventure story of a young boy and an anthropomorphic wildcat among an Indian tribe. The illustrations include the frontispiece (“‘Outside of What?’ Said the Drifting Goose); page 45 (“The Wild-Cat Rose...and, in the Saddest Manner in the World, Spoke”; also used, but modified, for the cover image); page 67 (“Meda’s School”); page 107 (“The Wild-Cat Demands an Explanation.”); and page 171 (“Edgar and the Medicine-Man Sat on the Ground.”). 19