Howard Pyle: A Record of His Illustrations and Writings PYLE, Howard & MORSE, Willard S. & BRINKLE, Gertrude & WYETH, N.C. ART,AUTOGRAPH,BIBLIOGRAPHY,DRAWING,LIMITED

Foreword by N.C. Wyeth. 244 pages. Tall 8vo, full brown pebbled leather (faded; spine rubbed & worn; joints partially cracked and repaired); gilt top, other edges uncut; gilt dentelles & marbled end--leaves. Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, 1921. Special limited edition of this important reference work. Number 8 of only 12 copies , each containing an original pencil drawing by Howard Pyle, each signed by the compilers, and the Foreword signed by N.C. Wyeth. This copy was inscribed by the compilers to American artist Stanley M. Arthurs, whose name label is on the end paper. The drawing by Pyle, measuring 4 x 6 inches is a 3/4 profile of a young girl wearing a fancy hat.