Sarah Noble Ives built her artistic reputation through her work, infused with imagination, colors, and sense for composition. She was a successful illustrator who exhibited oil paintings and photographs as well. In her work for kids, she mostly used pen and ink base combined with watercolors. She was also a writer and teacher of painting. Original paintings used for illustrating picture books are occasionally available through on-line auctions. Their estimated value is around several thousand dollars.
An original book in good condition can be bought for less than one hundred bucks.
An original book in good condition can be bought for less than one hundred bucks.
This is a complete presentation of color plates and pen and ink drawings accompanied with full text. Black and white illustrations are typically done in two pieces together serving as a kind of a frame to the narration.
The book was published in New York by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., in 1907 as a part of The old woman who loved in a shoe series.