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BeforeAndrewandJamie,therewasN.C.Wyeth.ThestarstudentofHowardPyle'sBrandywineSchool,NewellConversWyeth(1882–1945)createdmorethan3,000illustrationsinthecourseofhiscareer.Thisoriginalfull-colorcollectionfocusesonhismostpopularillustrations,featuringearlyworksthatdatefrom1910-30.Morethan100iconicimagesincludescenesfromTheLastoftheMohicans,TheMysteriousStranger,RobinHood,RobinsonCrusoe,RipVanWinkle,TheBoy'sKingArthur,andotherbooks.Wyeth'sfameandgreatestcommercialsuccessderivedfromhisworkforScribners'IllustratedClassics.Startingwiththe1911editionofTreasureIsland,theartistprovidedimagesformorethan25volumesintheseries.Manyofthoseillustrationsappearhere,inatreasuryofstirring,dramaticvisionsthatcapturedtheimaginationsofthestorybookreadersofacenturyagoandcontinuetospeaktomodernaudiences.