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SEGNER, ELLEN; and KEITHWARD.
“Billy Calf Runs Away.” 5 mixed media illustrations on board. Published in the Dick and
Jane Series story “Friends and Neighbors” by William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot,
New York: Scott, Foresman Co., 1946. Sizes vary; the two largest measure 291x210 mm;
8
1
/
4
x 11
1
/
2
inches, boards. Ink, pencil, and red crayon printers’ marks and stamp dated Oct
22, 1940.
[400/600]
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HELEN MOORE SEWELL.
Archive of over 25 items. Includes original illustrations, a journal, signed greetings, first
and later editions of illustrated works (unsigned), photographs, postcards, original wood-
blocks, and other mementos. Condition varies.
SHOULD BE SEEN
. Circa 1890s-1940s.
[2,000/3,000]
A RICH AND TELLING COLLEC
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TION OF ITEMS FROMTHE FAMILY
COLLECTION
passed down through
close family friends, the Baileys,
who owned the farm where the
Sewell family lived, and where
Helen grew up and described as
among her strongest artistic
influences.
Highlights of this collection by the
famed illustrator of over 60 books
including The Cruise of the Little
Dipper and several for the Little
House series includes: 4 black &
brown ink and wash drawings
signed and captioned by Sewell, 3 containing Harper & Brothers stamp on verso from “Little House
on the Prairie.” Each on 8x10 inch paper, wih glue remnants on verso and scattered soiling in mar-
gins * One unsigned pen drawing of a lion with rhyming verse * 7 signed loose etchings * One
lithograph * personal journal containing 32 pages dated Oct 3-28th, 1898 describing the first days of
her first Kindergarten teaching job at Pratt Institute for the Arts in Brooklyn, NY (fragile) * 2 family
photograph albums containing pictures of the Moore, Mazet and Sewell families * 3 original wood-
blocks, including one carved with an elaborate Christmas greeting * First editions of Ming and
Mehitable; Mr. Hermit Crab; Three Tall Tales (condition poor) * A group of printed bibliographical
articles and pamphlets.A complete list is available upon request.
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