Group of Original Illustration Art for "Mr. Tootwhistle's Invention" by Author Peter Wells. A nearly complete set of (24) and (8) final, full-color drawings, (1)preliminary cover art drawing for "Mr. Tootwhistle's Invention" by Wells (Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1942). An original hardcover copy of the published book is included with the lot. Mixed media, ink,ballpoint pen, watercolor on paper, with artist's notes in margins. "Mr. Tootwhistle's Invention" won first prize in the 1942 New York Herald Tribune's Children's Spring Book Festival. Matted. Ranging in Size from: 14'' x 11'' (36 x 28 cm) to 16'' x 20'' (41 x 51 cm).

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