CLICK HERE FOR AUCTION LISTING!Large grouping of 43 art boards w/original pencil and inked art w/frosted acetate overlays containing inked numbers for Whitman Color and Paint By Numbers activity books. 10.5x13.5" boards. Lot appears to contains pages from two different issues. Lot includes a front and back cover mock-up w/overlays and stat FPO image. Covers were originally painted. Also includes title page for color by number w/1966 copyright. One small type stat missing a piece. Two distinct numbering styles at bottoms of otherwise unmarked pages. First stack w/pencilled numbers include 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 35, 39, 45, 47, 49, 55, 57, 59, 61, 73, 75, 77 and 79. Second stack w/red ink numbers include 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 and 40. Final bonus item is a color proof for the back cover that was used on multiple coloring book editions. Contains the number coded color chart for Whitman numbered crayons. Note attached w/#63558 and dated 6/30/1975 for a later issue. Edges trimmed. VG. From the Random House Archives. Pages have lt. aging/handling wear. VF to Exc.
