Monday, 13 June 2016

Harry Rountree - part 3

Harry Rountree (1878 – 1950) was a prolific illustrator, mainly for children. He contributed to such periodicals as the HumoristPlaytime, and Punch. 
From 1903 he collaborated with the editor of Little Folks on a very successful series of books. Specialising in animals, he illustrated several classics of children’s literature, including Uncle Remus and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

This is part 3 of a 6 - part series on Harry Rountree. 
For earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also.


1919 From "The Doings of Furrymouse" by Kathleen Watson

1920s Poster for the New Zealand Government Publicity Office

1921 Snake and Two Mice
pen and ink 38 x 19 cm

1922 Dean's Big Story Book

1922 Little Bumps Gets into Trouble
published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin

1922 Little Bumps Gets into Trouble
"Silver-Tail's Resolution"

1922 Little Bumps Get into Trouble

1925 From "Number Three Joy Street"
published by Basil Blaclwell, Oxford


1928 A Fourteen Pointer
pen and ink 28.8 x 17.8 cm
The Outward Bound Library

1928 A Picnic Place on the Coast of the North Island
pen and ink 28.7 x 17.8 cm
The Outward Bound Library

1928 from Alice Through the Looking Glass
"Birds of a feather."

1928 from Alice Through the Looking Glass
"The White Knight's Song"

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"The Dormouse is asleep again," said the Hatter

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"And all the Little Oysters stood and waited in a Row."

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"Why, Mary Ann, what are you doing out here?"

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"The Jabberwock with Eyes of Flame
Came whiffling through the Tulgey wood."

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"The Lobster Quadrille."

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
title page

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1928 The Plume of the Araawas
oil on board 39.4 x 27.9 cm
Novel by Frank O. V. Acheson (New Zealand)

1932 Mansion Polish advertisement

1934 from Jungle Tales "The Jungle Market"

Friday, 10 June 2016

Harry Rountree - part 2

Self-Portrait

Harry Rountree (1878 – 1950) was a prolific illustrator, mainly for children. He contributed to such periodicals as the Humorist, Playtime, and Punch. 
From 1903 he collaborated with the editor of Little Folks on a very successful series of books. Specialising in animals, he illustrated several classics of children’s literature, including Uncle Remus and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

This is part 2 of a 6 - part series on Harry Rountree. 
For earlier works, see part 1 also.



1909 Famine on the Farm
"If not exactly the right food, at all events the right colour"

1909 The Forest Foundling

1909c Our British Sticklebacks
"An excellent example of the devoted and domesticated father"

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1910 The Golf Courses of the British Isles 
published by Duckworth & Co., London

1911 Folk of the Wild
hardback cover

1912 "The Lost World"
The Strand Magazine

1912 "The Lost World" 
The Strand Magazine

1912 "The Lost World" 
The Strand Magazine

1912 "The Lost World" 
The Strand Magazine

1912 "The Lost World" 
The Strand Magazine

1912 "The Lost World" 
The Strand Magazine

1912 The Twins

1913 Children's Book Illustration

1914 Children's Book Illustration

1914 Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1915 edition of "Uncle Remus"
hardback book published by Leicester and London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd.

1915c Simple Samuel and Other Stories (Dust Cover)
published by Charles E. Graham & Co., Newark, NJ

1915c Simple Samuel and Other Stories (Hard Cover) 
published by Charles E. Graham & Co., Newark, NJ

1916 Children's Illustration Print "The Witch"

1916 Illustration from "Little Folks":
"The Bunnikin Sea Scouts"

1916 Illustration from "Little Folks":
 "The little men of the forest brought the rabbits and other creatures to be introduced to her"

1916 Rountree's Ridiculous Rabbits
hardback published by H. Stevenson & Co.

1917 from "Little Folks":
 "Gala Day at the Circus"

1917c Book Illustration

1918 Children's Illustration Print "Polar Bears"

1919 Children's Book Illustration

1919 Children's Illustration Print
"Mouseville Town Market"

1919 The Arkansaw Bear
published by George G. Harrup & Co., London
 

1919 The Arkansaw Bear
published by George G. Harrup & Co., London