GARTH WILLIAMS~ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY COVER ILLUSTRATION #25~CARROT

GARTH WILLIAMS PRELIMINARY CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION FOR "CARROT NOSE " PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! AN ORIGINAL GARTH WILLIAMS PRELIMINARY COVER DRAWING FROM "CARROT NOSE": This listing is for a beautiful preliminary cover drawing from "CARROT NOSE".   Rendered in graphite on thin paper stock. The page measures about 11" x  8.5". The piece is in excellent condition and depicts rabbit, "carrot nose", riding the deer by his antlers as the deer swims through the water. This is a preliminary cover illustration, with the titles and preliminary text drawn in. This piece is INITIALED by Garth Williams bottom right. Provenance: The sheet was purchased from an auction house, who in turn acquired these pieces direct from the estate of Garth Williams. Each piece is an original and sold directly from his estate. A copy of the invoice will be included with each piece. The art is in excellent condition and would be stunning framed. **Garth Williams was a prominent illustrator of several of the most prominent children's books including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), The Cricket In Times Square, and The Rescuers (1959). Many of his original illustrations from these book have sold attaining high premiums, including his original illustration of the dust jacket for Charlotte's Web which realized $155,000 at auction in 2010, and between $10,000 and $75,000 for original artwork of the interior pages. Other notable auction pricing of Williams original illustrations include sales of the original artwork for the interior pages of Stuart Little which also averaged in the $15,000 range per piece. W e specialize in first edition rare books and original illustration art. Please see our stores on Ebay and MeierAndSons.com for additional listings of original Garth Will iams art. Please note the cost t o ship includes full insurance. Ins urance is calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value and will show up as a h a ndling fee on your invoice, but is only the c ost to insure the piece in transit.

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