Whall, Veronica

The Story of PETERKIN IN THE WOOD; WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED [with hand-coloured prints]

London: Self Published [Stonebridge Press], 1912. Hardcover. 18 pages. 24 x 18 cm. Presentation copy: "In remembrance of the Summer of 1920 - To Mary Hamilton Frye with every good wish from - Veronica Whall". Limited edition #48 of 50. Four hand colored prints with original glassine slips. An enchanting story of two children and their encounter with the fairies who reveal themselves to the enchanting world in which they live. Veronica Whall (1887 - 1967) studied the art of stained glass under her father, Christopher Whall, a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in stained glass. Veronica was also a painter and illustrator and eventually took over her father's stained glass business after his death. Mary Hamilton Frye (1890-1951) was an American stained glass artist and children's book illustrator. Mary traveled to England to study with Christopher Whall for a seven month apprenticeship and on her return to Boston, she opened her own stained glass studio in Cambridge, MA. Veronica designed windows at Bertram and Eliot halls in the Radcliffe Quadrangle. Interior crisp and clean. Boards have three small stains to the lower front cover, otherwise clean. Brown paper covered boards with paper paste down title, tan cloth spine. Near fine. Item #3870

Price: $475.00