Fifteen original illustrations for The Big Book of Real Trucks

by George J. Zaffo

$6,500 · Offered by Honey & Wax Booksellers

First edition · Signed

No place: circa 1950. Fifteen opaque watercolors on board, images measuring approximately 20 x 11.5 inches, signed “Zaffo” in lower images. One collaged overlay missing in image of diesel engine parts; scattered notes, captions, and registration tape in lower margins. Paper protective overleaves taped to top of boards. With: 1976 reprint of the published book no longer including the automobile carrier truck pictured in the first edition .

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