British children's author and illustrator (1846-1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular 'juvenile' works of the Victorian age. Two items: an ALS, one page both sides, 4 x 6, August 22, 1892, in part: "I have sent three little books for the three very dear little girls and will you tell Joan the little frock is not yet quite finished but it shall come...The tobacco plant travelled in safely. These warm days it lives in the balcony. I feel pleased (I don't know why) that it behaves just as yours did, closes in the day and opens in the evening and smells sweetly"; and an original unsigned pencil sketch of a young girl in a hooded frock on an off-white 3.25 x 5 sheet. In overall fine condition.
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