Ardizzone, Edward §
Original Illustrations for 'The Young Ardizzone'
£17,500
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: Day One: 24 February 2021 | From 10:00
Description
27 illustrations in ink and watercolour in a green cloth-bound dummy book, 25.5 x 15cm, some double-page, others single-page and some pages with several illustrations, with a loosely-inserted Autograph Letter Signed: "Dear Mr Craig, Here are the overlays and colour tabs for 'The Young Ardizzone!'...yours sincerely, Edward Ardizzone", dated 27/3/70 and discussing the work's colour palette; [AND] an original, loose, ink and watercolour illustration for the dust-jacket of 'The Young Ardizzone', referred to in the ALS, 25.5 x 20.5cm; [AND two books] Ardizzone, Edward The Young Ardizzone, an autobiographical fragment. London: Studio Vista, 1970. 8vo; White, Gabriel Edward Ardizzone. London: The Bodley Head, 1979. 8vo (4)
Footnote
Note: An interesting collection of items from Edward Ardizzone, with original sketches for his autobiography. The accompanying letter makes it very clear that Ardizzone has deliberately included a young boy in purple trousers on the dust-jacket of his book, and asks that the purple is retained, although it does not fit with the general colour palette. However, it seems that his request was not heeded, and the young boy on the book's cover is wearing white trousers!