(Greenaway, Kate)illus. ELEVEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS from A BIRTHDAY BOOK FOR CHILDREN by Kate Greenaway. Sepia ink on paperboard, matted together and framed, each affixed from behind to the mat, which measures 13 x 9 inches. The drawings range in size from 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. down to 7/8 x 7/8 in. Rodney Engen, the author of Printed Kate Greenaway, the catalogue raisonne of the artist's published work, has provided a letter stating "In my opinion the drawings are by Kate Greenaway." He goes on to identify the placement of the drawings in the book. Scattered foxing, else in Fine condition.
