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Sale 2556 | Lot 7
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Sale 2556 - Lot 7
"Peter Rabbit was very indignant." Illustration for page 51 of Tommy and the Wishing Stone by Thornton Burgess (New York: The Century Co., 1915). Ink and ink wash on board. 340x242 mm; 13 1/2x9 1/2 inches, on 19 1/2x14 1/4-inch board. Signed "Harrison Cady" in lower right image, captioned in lower margin: "'I suppose the brier-patch is big enough for both of us' said Peter after a while."
Condition:
Toned. Some discolorations in margin area along with printer's notations in graphite. Small brown spots near mushrooms at lower left, and on petal of large flower at right. Discoloration in lower center under walking stick. Chips to corners and edges of board. Century label, printer's notations in black crayon, and additional notation in black marker on verso.
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