Title: Original ink drawing illustrating the endpapers for the Chris Moriarty series of books, beginning with The Inquisitor's Apprentice Author: Geyer, Mark Edward Place: Publisher: Date: 2010 Description: Original ink drawing on vidalon vellum, 100% acid free paper. The drawing measures 14x19" and the paper measures 16x20¾". Matted in 8 ply archival mat. Signed MEG at bottom in ink. This illustration serves as the endpapers for a middle-grade series of novels being published by Harcourt Children's Books. The first novel in the series, The Inquisitor's Apprentice, was published 10/3/2011. The series is written by Chris Moriarty and illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer. The second novel in the series, The Watcher in the Shadows, hit stores on 5/28/2013. The drawing shows New York City in 1906. This is a view from The Lower East Side, looking downtown. Twelve-year-old Sacha, the main character, lives in a tenement in Hester Street and he goes on adventures that take him through the whole city. Mark Edward Geyer is best known as the illustrator of Stephen King’s Rose Madder and The Green Mile. His illustrations for The Green Mile have been published in over twenty foreign language editions and are also shown in Special Features on the Warner Brothers DVD of The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks. Mark is currently illustrating a second series for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as well: The Shakespeare Mysteries. He is also illustrating a 30th Anniversary edition of Pet Sematary for PS Publishing in the UK. Book Page says, “Mark Edward Geyer’s illustrations are beautiful and add even more depth to the story.” Publisher’s Weekly says, “Mark Edward Geyer’s illustrations lend old-fashioned atmosphere.” Mark comes from a line of French Canadian artists. His clients include Advertising Age, Chicago Tribune, Hallmark Cards, Doubleday, Scribner, Grosset & Dunlap, Viking Penguin, Dutton Signet, Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Subterranean Press, and PS Publishing. Mark has recently been chosen by Rotring, the German pen-maker, to be an ambassador for their products. Mark is married and lives in Atlanta. A unique opportunity to own a piece of contemporary book art, this work is nicely matted in archival matting, ready for framing. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 236819
Title: Original ink drawing illustrating the endpapers for the Chris Moriarty series of books, beginning with The Inquisitor's Apprentice Author: Geyer, Mark Edward Place: Publisher: Date: 2010 Description: Original ink drawing on vidalon vellum, 100% acid free paper. The drawing measures 14x19" and the paper measures 16x20¾". Matted in 8 ply archival mat. Signed MEG at bottom in ink. This illustration serves as the endpapers for a middle-grade series of novels being published by Harcourt Children's Books. The first novel in the series, The Inquisitor's Apprentice, was published 10/3/2011. The series is written by Chris Moriarty and illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer. The second novel in the series, The Watcher in the Shadows, hit stores on 5/28/2013. The drawing shows New York City in 1906. This is a view from The Lower East Side, looking downtown. Twelve-year-old Sacha, the main character, lives in a tenement in Hester Street and he goes on adventures that take him through the whole city. Mark Edward Geyer is best known as the illustrator of Stephen King’s Rose Madder and The Green Mile. His illustrations for The Green Mile have been published in over twenty foreign language editions and are also shown in Special Features on the Warner Brothers DVD of The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks. Mark is currently illustrating a second series for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as well: The Shakespeare Mysteries. He is also illustrating a 30th Anniversary edition of Pet Sematary for PS Publishing in the UK. Book Page says, “Mark Edward Geyer’s illustrations are beautiful and add even more depth to the story.” Publisher’s Weekly says, “Mark Edward Geyer’s illustrations lend old-fashioned atmosphere.” Mark comes from a line of French Canadian artists. His clients include Advertising Age, Chicago Tribune, Hallmark Cards, Doubleday, Scribner, Grosset & Dunlap, Viking Penguin, Dutton Signet, Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Subterranean Press, and PS Publishing. Mark has recently been chosen by Rotring, the German pen-maker, to be an ambassador for their products. Mark is married and lives in Atlanta. A unique opportunity to own a piece of contemporary book art, this work is nicely matted in archival matting, ready for framing. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 236819
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