Pyle, Howard. The Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publisher's cloth binding with lettering and coat of arms on front in gilt, black and red. Some rubbing, otherwise excellent condition. 340 pages with 47 lovely illustrations by the author, complete. Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an influential author and illustrator, chiefly of books for young people. He was also the founder of the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art, whose students included N. C. Wyeth. This book is inscribed on the front fly leaf, "To Elizabeth Gouverneur Morris Ramsey from her friend, the author. Xmas, 1907. Howard Pyle" accompanied by a pen drawing of a lady. Elizabeth Ramsey, 13 years old at the time, was the daughter of prominent civil engineer William G. Ramsey, chief engineer for the du Pont & de Nemours Company.

Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.