Jun 24, 2021 - Sale 2574

Sale 2574 - Lot 139

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
JAMES A. SHEPHERD (1866-1946)
"Fables: Blackbirds and Thrushes." Together, 11 illustrations for the complete story of Shepherd's "Blackbirds and Thrushes," published in The Strand Magazine, March 1896, as part of his "Fables" series. Pen and ink on thin board, some with added graphite, blue pencil, and correction fluid. Image sizes vary, all on 235x291 mm; 9 1/4x11 1/2-inch sheets. Titled and signed "J. A. Shepherd" on first illustration in center image; initialed "J.A.S." on ninth illustration in lower left image.