Between the Covers

Original pen and ink drawing on paper of Uncle Remus with his cane talking to Brer Rabbit. Measures 11½” x 17½” to the inside edges of a mat frame, neatly housed inside a glazed wood frame (18” x 24”). Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Frost’s original front cover and frontispiece illustration for the book *Uncle Remus Returns* published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & New York, 1918. In fine condition. One of Frost’s classic images of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit. The frontispiece is captioned: “Brer Rabbit ax ‘im ef he’ll do er favor fer one er his ol’time frien’s.” Accompanied with a bright, near fine first edition copy of the book with the front cover art (stamped in blue and maroon) and printed color frontispiece. A beautiful original drawing by Frost, best known for his illustrations of Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and other characters in the Uncle Remus books.

Item #534198