45 original drawings and/or pages of notes, of various sizes, most in crayon, India ink and/or watercolor. Most on paper, with a few on board. Some with the Don Freeman estate stamp signature. Some great examples include: A watercolor study of a two-page spread, including the letters "D" and "E". The D is a duck, the E is an elephant. Painted on board in pink and purple. 28x43.5 cm. (11x7") illustration on 37.5x51.5 cm. (14¾x20") board. * 4 pp. mock-up of the letters F-I. Ink, watercolor, and crayon on card stock paper. With the text written below, "F is a frog sitting on a log," and so forth. 27.5x21 cm. (11x8¼"). * 4 mock-ups of the cover, each signed by Don Freeman. 3 are watercolor and ink on board, 1 in marker on card stock, of various sizes from: 20.3x16.5 cm. (8x6½") to 18.8x22 cm. (11¼x8¾"). Two of the mock-ups show a profile self-portrait of Freeman, drawing an animal from letters. Lovely examples of ideas for the cover of the book. * Plus many examples of the letter "A" as an anteater and an ape, and many more.

A wonderful collection of ink, crayon, or watercolor studies for various letters of the alphabet, formed out of animals, in preparation for the 1968 publication Add-A-Line Alphabet. Includes early notes and sketches on the page layout of books, or general notes listing ideas for various letters of the alphabet, plus mock-ups for the covers and many pages within. Provenance: The Estate of Don Freeman.