Preliminary drawing for illustration to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Worth Brehm

$4,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Worth Brehm. 1 vols. 17 x 12 in. Matted. Item #12736 A very interesting drawing indeed, showing Tom, in profile, seated on a barrel with other boys standing by, directing one of a series of his chums who, for a consideration, he has allowed to whitewash the fence: “He had a nice, good, idle time all the while — plenty of company — and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it! If he hadn't

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