Watkins-Pitchford, Denys

i) 12 (of 13) full-page drawings on scraper board, all but one signed, approx 220 by 175mm., and three sheets of ink vignettes for The Badgers of Bearshanks; ii) 12 (of 12) full-page drawings on scraper board, all signed, approx. 250 by 195mm., and eight sheets of ink vignettes for Lepus, the Brown Hare; mostly mounted on card, a few with paper mounts laid down, occasional adhesive residue, occasional light abrasions (35)

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Denys James Watkins-Pitchford (1905-1990) won the Carnegie Medal in 1942. As noted by Alan Horne, "He painted landscapes in both watercolour and oils, but is best known as an author and illustrator, concentrating on books about nature and the English countryside…" The Badgers of Bearshanks was published in 1961 by Benn. In his foreword, Watkins-Pitchford noted "this story of a pair of badgers is written largely from my own observations of these lovable creatures..." Lepus, the Brown Hare was published the following year, in 1962, by the same publisher.