Robert Lawson

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1939. Advance Copy. Hardcover. UNIQUE PUBLISHER'S DUMMY. ROBERT LAWSON'S COPY, WITH PENCIL SKETCHES OF HIS DRAFT ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BOOK. This is the original (and only) copy of this item. This is a publisher's dummy and contains printed text, cut and arranged on the page with blank areas where the illustrations are intended to go. In this dummy, Lawson has gone through and done preliminary sketches of the intended drawings. Good condition.
Included is a vintage printing of the final book. The comparison shows the draft sketches line up with the final product. Both items ex-libris from a now-defunct college library. Item #1261689

A ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEM FILLED WITH ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN SKETCHES BY ARTIST ROBERT LAWSON. Lawson, best known for illustrating Make Way for Ducklings, illustrated numerous 20th century children's books. The text for this version of Pilgrim's Progress was adapted for children by Mary Godolphin.

Price: $3,000.00