BLACK & WHITE; Simplified Drawing

Author: Brown, Paul
Title: BLACK & WHITE; Simplified Drawing
Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939
Edition: First Edition

Description: Hardcover. Wide octavo, 8.7 in. x 11.2 in. Unpaginated. First edition with "A" to copyright page. Richly illustrated in black and white with horse and other drawings by the author. Pictorial paper covers and spine. Rubbing to extremities; two corners exposed. Age-toning to covers, with a couple chips to top and bottom of spine. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's calling card glued to front free endpaper. MISSING: Two pages of basic cut-out figures on cardpaper at rear endpapers. Good.

Paul Brown's "How-To" book on drawing horses. As he writes on the dustjacket: "This book will prove of the greatest value to commercial artists, teachers of art, students, and to every amateur who has the desire to draw..."

Paul Brown (1893-1958) was an American author and illustrator, best known for his lovely illustrations of many equine books stories, but he did also write and illustrate some pony stories of his own. He was born in Minnesota and began sketching from an early age. He was one of America's premier illustrators of books about horses and equine sports. He did not ride or own a horse but he spent innumerable hours studying them and was a big fan of racing, polo and horseshows. As well as the many non-fiction equestrian books he illustrated, there were also lots of children's stories. In the 1930s he began to write his own pony stories illustrated with his own work. These were mainly books for younger readers/picture books. He also provided illustrations for numerous magazines and worked as a commercial artist for Brooks Brothers. (from Pony Mad Booklovers).

Seller ID: 87396

Subject: Children’s Readers (Age 6-12)