1914 THORNTON BURGESS PETER RABBIT 4 Print Set HARRISON CADY QUADDIES - VERY RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1197136 | Artist: Harrison Cady |
| Subject: Fantasy | Style: Americana |
| Originality: Original | Listed By: Dealer or Reseller |
| Print Surface: Paper | Date of Creation: 1900-1949 |
original vintage set of four Prints by Harrison Cady (1877-1970) - copyright in 1914 by Thornton W. Burgess -- featured are 'Peter Rabbit' 'Reddy Fox' 'Danny Meadow Mouse' and 'Johnny Chuck' each with an accompanying verse -- early/pre Quaddies -- they are printed on one side of the sheet, and measure 7 by 10 in. -- likely a promotional item purchased from an advertisement in a childrens magazine, concurrent with the publication of 'Peter Cottontail'... in 1914: for 'one stamp' or '2 cents' --
-- likely extremely rare to nearly non-existent especially as a set --
-- the only reference I could find to these items was from the United States 'Catalogue of Copyright Entries Vol IV' for 1914 in the 'Works of Arts, etc' section:
"Burgess Thornton W. - Springfield, Mass. [4 colored prints 7 by 10 in.] Danny Meadow Mouse. Fie. Danny Meadow Mouse---Johnny Chuck. A quiet little worker---Peter rabbit. Peter often is most heedless---Reddy Fox. Reddy Fox is sly and wise - c. June 10, 1914; 2c each June 11, 1914" --
-- three have two tack holes/impressions in the margin- 'Johnny' has 4 holes / 'Peter' has a little creasing / 'Johnny' has a 3 3/4 in. tear --
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-- likely extremely rare to nearly non-existent especially as a set --
-- the only reference I could find to these items was from the United States 'Catalogue of Copyright Entries Vol IV' for 1914 in the 'Works of Arts, etc' section:
"Burgess Thornton W. - Springfield, Mass. [4 colored prints 7 by 10 in.] Danny Meadow Mouse. Fie. Danny Meadow Mouse---Johnny Chuck. A quiet little worker---Peter rabbit. Peter often is most heedless---Reddy Fox. Reddy Fox is sly and wise - c. June 10, 1914; 2c each June 11, 1914" --
-- three have two tack holes/impressions in the margin- 'Johnny' has 4 holes / 'Peter' has a little creasing / 'Johnny' has a 3 3/4 in. tear --
-- we are always listing interesting Works of Art and History --
-- "*** --
Free Local pick-up is an option. Out-of-country buyers are welcome, but overseas shipping is more.
Each week we post a number of interesting items that have been purchased from Oregon Estate Sales-shipping can be recalculated and combined with multiple purchases-please let me do the calculating for combined shipments before paying. Thank you for visiting our site.
00068
