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A. B. FROST

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A. B. FROST
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>A. B. FROST </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial; text-transform:uppercase'>“The Baron’s Breakfast Was Not.”</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR>Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928). American illustrator best known for his endearing illustrations of the Uncle Remus tales of Joel Chandler Harris. Frost, whose pictures also appeared in <i>Harper’s Weekly</i> and in books by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt. Original pen & ink drawing, 7"x7", illustrating a story by John Kendrick Bangs entitled “The Spectre Cook of Bangle-Top.” Boldly signed beneath drawing. Annotated on verso in another hand, “<i>Harper’s Wkly - Dec. 5, 1891, The Spectre Cook of Bangle-Top.</i>” When published in Harper’s Dec 5, 1891, it bore the caption, “The Baron’s Breakfast Was Not.” Negligible staining; few marginal pricks; else in very good condition. Attractively matted and contained under glass within simple frame. Very nice.</span></p>