[Unpublished drawings and proofs for the child's Arabian nights] / W. Heath Robinson. [1903?]

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[Unpublished drawings and proofs for the child's Arabian nights] / W. Heath Robinson. [1903?]

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The manuscript consists of 84 images created in 1903 by W. Heath Robinson for The child's Arabian nights, the third and final book he illustrated for the publisher Grant Richards. This was Robinson's second opportunity to produce illustrations for The Arabian nights--the first being in 1899--but his first chance to serve as lone illustrator. The child's Arabian nights was Robinson's first attempt to produce a significant number of color plates. The manuscript includes full-color proof copies for all twelve color plates found in subsequent publication, with pen and ink and full-color watercolor drafts of each. Also included are proof copies and pen and ink originals of 26 line drawings produced for the book, with a sketch titled "The Talkative Barber" that is marked "unused". The manuscript also includes a table of contents from the rare children's book.

94 leaves : paper, ill. ; 26 x 19 cm. bound to 27 x 21 cm.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7946036

University of California, Los Angeles

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Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944

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William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was born into a family of artists and craftsmen in Islington, North London. After a failed attempt to establish himself as a landscape painter, he became an illustrator, joining his father and older brothers Tom and Charles in the trade. His early work includes illustrations for Hans Christen Andersen's fairy tales (1897), Don Quixote (1897 and 1902), The Arabian nights (1899), and the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe (1900); a brief association with the publisher Gra...