Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! magrittian WSG painted in white on

WSG painted in white on the underside

or maybe just waiting patiently for someone else to arrive

and a number of them

who clearly had a great deal of respect for this piece of wood

Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! magrittian WSG painted in white on"How to Draw and Paint," published in 1883 by the American News Company, NY, seems a rare one to find; I've found just one copy out there, listed at about $200. This copy though is its own thing, with a Helen Henkel having put her own stamp on it through watercoloring a dozen or so of its many plates. (I especially like her making the sheep solid black.) The first half of the book (65 pages) is text (with the occasional diagram) walking the reader