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Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws Retold From the Old Ballads by J. Walker McSpadden and Charles Wilson Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth n.d. c1920
The First Edition has for sale Robin Hood and His Merry Men, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Published by Associated Newspapers, this is a wonderful children’s illustrated book of the legendary Robin Hood with stunning N.C. Wyeth illustrations
The original pictorial front board and spine by Wyeth are in Very Good condition with the colours to the front board being very bright and clean though having minor corner knocks and rubbing expected for a children’s illustrated book of this age. The spine featuring an illustration of Friar Tuck is darkened with knocks to the top and bottom, and clearly shows the Friar holding what looks to be a stave. The back board is plain green as required and is faded and marked
There are 313 numbered pages containing 24 Chapters, and 6 full colour illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. The pages are in overall Very Good condition with light and occasional foxing throughout and other minor faults such as corner creases to some of the pages
This is a very attractive example of this collectable book, Robin Hood, by acclaimed artist N.C. Wyeth
N.C. Wyeth
Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator., he was the star pupil of Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators
During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, which included Treasure Island (1911), by Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (1913), Robin Hood (1917), The Last of the Mohicans (1919), Robinson Crusoe (1920), Rip Van Winkle (1921), The White Company (1922), and The Yearling (1939). He did work for prominent periodicals including Century, Harper's Monthly, Ladies' Home Journal, McClure's, Outing, The Popular Magazine, and Scribner's. Wyeth would read a book thoroughly before doing the contracted illustrations and he specifically created scenes that were thinly described in the book, adding details and mood of his own
Wyeth also did posters, calendars, and advertisements for clients such as Lucky Strike,
Cream of Wheat, and Coca-
At the time of his death, Wyeth was working on an ambitious series of murals for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company depicting the Pilgrims at Plymouth, which was completed by Andrew Wyeth and John McCoy.
Some Images from N.C. Wyeth Robin Hood c.1920
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