Lot 163
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, London, 1914. Scarce anthology of stories and verse for children, brightly illustrated by Cowham, whose impish figures threatened for a time to eclipse the popularity of Kate Greenaway's pastel waifs. One of the first female illustrators for PUNCH and a friend and peer of Mabel Lucie Attwell, Cowham's distinctive long-legged figures with big hair and black stockings had attained an iconic stature by the time CURLY HEADS AND LONG LEGS was published. The Cowham Girl distinguished herself not by fashion and proportion alone, but also by a new degree of physical freedom: she bends, climbs, sprawls, and even slouches. More than one contemporary critic drew attention to the changing fashions in idealized girlhood away from Greenaway's "good, long-skirted, big-bonnetted" types to Cowham's unruly "imps" a change that met with great popular enthusiasm, with the artist noting, "Very often I get letters from mothers saying that they have dressed their little ones like a Hilda Cowham girl. Pictorial cloth with color plate mounted to front board. All edges gilt. 140 pages. Pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, and additional black and white illustrations by Cowham. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
- Dimensions: 7.5" x 9.75"
- Condition: Excellent Condition with no missing or torn pages.
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