All nine are printed on art paper, roughly 18 x 12.5 cm. Tipped in onto 27.5 x 21 cm leaves. The mounts have the title, 'THE GLOOMY THICK WOOD | By Kay Nielsen' and a border surrounding the plate, both printed in olive. The collection is in very good condition, with occasional nicking to the mount. None of the items carry any indication that they have been cancelled or rejected. Providing a fascinating insight into the quality-control process in early twentieth-century book illustration, with most of the items rejected because the colours are slightly off-register. Depicts a weeping, long-haired figure, hunched on top of a mound of colourful flowers, while dwarfed by screen of high tree trunks.

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Title: [Kay Nielsen] Nine rejected proofs of the coloured print 'The Gloomy Thick Wood'.
Publisher: From the book 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' London: Hodder and Stoughton
Publication Date: 1914

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Private premises. Autographs, manuscripts and archives on any subject. Particular interest in publishing and bookselling history. Occasional catalogues. Company number: 03785276

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70 Chaucer Road, London, W3 6DP, United Kingdom

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