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ORIGINAL DRAWING CHESTERTON, G. K. Original charcoal drawing for Hilaire Belloc's novel "But Soft--We are Observed!" Illustration appears on page
ORIGINAL DRAWINGCHESTERTON, G. K. Original charcoal drawing for Hilaire Belloc's novel "But Soft--We are Observed!" Illustration appears on page 261 of the book, captioned "Excellent Business Ruse of Lord Delisport." 250x165 mm, tipped to mat, with pencil notations in upper left corner, some offsetting from mat edge on margins, verso contains sketches of the French Gend'armes that also appear in another plate on page 281. Np, circa 1928
- Notes: The caption at the bottom of the image differs slightly from the published plate and reads: "Excellent Business Ruse of Galahad First Marquis of Delisport." The bottom of the verso sketch states, in an unkown hand, that these are original drawings by Chesterton and were sold in aid of war in 1941. with --First Edition of the book. 8vo, cloth, a bit soiled.
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