Box MS BOX 4271

Note Original book published by Mills & Boon, 1961 (hardback; text by Pamela Kent). The volume includes a number of original Howard Arkley drawings (1984-88) of nudes, skulls, heads etc. The title-page is inscribed ‘Figurative by Howard Arkley’. The book is largely intact but with some pages now removed. Pages of note still present in the volume include:pp. 17, 19, 21 & 61: nudes each signed ‘HA 84’; pp. 25 &29: heads in double-line technique; p. 41: head signed &...

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Original book published by Mills & Boon, 1958 (hardback; text by Anne Lorraine). The volume is mostly intact but with some pages removed. After p.63 the book is complete as issued. Pages of note:

p. 5 (opening page): recumbent nude; p. 9: female nude; pp. 53 & 55: stylised heads; p. 61: stylised head

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Original book published by Mills & Boon, 1964 (hardback; text by Hilda Nickson). The volume contains an extensive series of drawings and doodles including:

p. 5 (opening page): head pp. 7 and 21: skulls pp. 25-29: three sketches of Arkley (signed ‘SHP’) p. 35: stylized head p. 103: dog p. 113: cartoon-style figure p. 123: box-like cactoid figure

Note Original book published by Mills & Boon in 1958 (hardback; text by Bethea Creese). A few pages now removed. The volume contains a number of small drawings, mostly abstract doodles sometimes marginal to the text. Most drawings are dated 1984 but one is dated 1988. Pages of note :p. 53: cacti; p. 65: creature; p. 81: cacti (signed and dated ‘HA 84’; loose page, still in the book); pp. 83 & 85: cacti (both signed ‘HA’; both loose pages, still in the book); pp. 91, 93 &...

Note Mills & Boon book published in 1960 (hardback; text by Jill Christian). Contains a number of small drawings, mostly abstract doodles sometimes marginal to text. Most date from 1984 but one is dated 1988. Pages of note : Most of the book seems to date from 1984, but p.133 is dated 1988. Pages of note:p. 7 (opening page): doodle; p. 9: marginal doodle at lower edge; pp. 11 & 25: doodles; p. 97: pair of legs (inscribed ‘destroy!’); p. 133: doodle in grey fibre-tipped pen...

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Original book published by Mills & Boon in 1960 (hardback; text by Bess Norton). Pages pp.13-20 missing. Pages of note:

p. 5 (opening page): head; pp. 7, 21, 23, 25, 27 & 29: heads; p. 31: head/creature; p. 33: another head

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Original book published by Mills & Boon in 1961 (hardback; text by Sara Seale). The volume is largely intact. After p.23 the book is untouched. Pages of note:

p. 7: cactoid doodle; p. 9: cactoid creature; p. 11: cactoid form; p. 13: crystalline composition, signed and dated ‘HA.84’; - MISSING (OT) p. 17: cactoid form; p. 21: another cactoid composition

Note Original book published by Mills & Boon in 1964 (hardback; text by Essie Summers). Mostly intact (a few pages are missing). Inscribed by the artist inside front cover: ‘Start Jan.5, 86’ and ‘Travelling Drawing public transport’. In this book, colour images clipped from other publications (such as magazines) have been inserted or pasted onto many pages, with added doodles. The book is untouched after p.101. Pages of note:p. 7 (opening page of text): doodle with added black...

Note Mills & Boon book published in 1958 (hardback; text by Hettie Grinstead). Mostly intact. Title page annotated by the artist: ‘Start May 86’ and ‘The Nude male female’. The opening section contains a series of drawings of nudes, heads, cacti etc. After p.47, the book is largely untouched (except for a few scribbles towards the end). Pages of note:p. 5 (first page of text): female nude (ticked); pp. 9 & 11: female figures (both with added black paint); p. 13: female...

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Two pages taken from another Mills & Boon volume 'Courage, my heart' (the volume is not present). each with drawings by Howard Arkley.