The Runaway Hat & The Tailwaggers
n.p. (Wimbledon): The Author, (ca. 1980). Softcover. Fine. Item #23516 .
ORIGINAL ART: an original watercolor cover and 24 original pencil drawings with pasted-on text forming a mockup book prepared by Cloke for a publisher. Size: 5 ½ inches square. The mock-up contains two tales: the story of a runaway red hat, and the tale of the tailwaggers trying to enter a show.
Together with a copy of the six-page “Lotus Birthday Book” of The Runaway Hat that
resulted from this artwork, published by J. Arthur Dixon, Ltd.
ALso included is Cloke’s 1980 TLS submitting the drawings to a NY publisher and
asking for “an idea of the fee you pay for this kind of work."
Fine condition, and charming.
Price: $750.00