Lot 231: NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943. Original pen-and-ink drawing, "He moaned and sobbed, shrieked and howled, while he mopped at the tears that ran down his face,"

NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943.
Original pen-and-ink drawing, "He moaned and sobbed, shrieked and howled, while he mopped at the tears that ran down his face," depicting the Town Crier and Emerald City houses for double-page illustration, 330 x 485 mm, signed in upper right corner. Matted and framed.Published: The Wonder City of Oz (Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1949), pp 104-05.In Chapter 10 ("The Battle of the Houses") of The Wonder City of Oz, buildings in the Emerald City come to blows over the results of the recent ozelection and bring the Town Crier literally to tears.