635 WOOD, ALEC J. [AUSTRALIAN/ENGLISH; ACTIVE 1916-1920s] [WWI, Dunstan’s School And Other Subjects], c1916-1920. Two sketchbooks containing drawings in pencil and ink, with loose sheets, one book signed and dated "1st June 1916" in ink inside front cover, many drawings captioned, some dated or signed, 25 x 34cm (approx. each book). Cover and some pages loose in one book, wear to edges of pages, stains, soiling and foxing overall. Drawings include battle scenes such as one captioned "The Landing at Gallipoli", maps of European countries, images of battleships, as well as portraits of soldiers, school mates, family and other figures, caricatures, a partial cartoon strip, illustrations to a story with accompanying text written on loose pages, and images of political and military figures cut from newspapers. Various captions and annotations indicate that Alec Wood attended St Dunstan’s College, on the outskirts of London, UK, but had ties to Australia, and possibly spent some time in France. $750–1,000 636 THE LITTLE BOY FROM MANLY LOW, David Alexander Cecil [1891-1963] original artwork for 3 illustrations, c1916-17 , featuring the "Little Boy" as the central character in a series of advertisements for Meggitt’s Linseed Oil. ‘Little Boy’ was used to promote the firm’s role in fostering Australia’s security and prosperity across the agricultural, manufacturing, technical trades, livestock and defence sectors, especially during the first half of the twentieth century. Low’s use of ‘Little Boy’ on industrial products is the rarer, and hence less well-known, of his drawing genre. (3 items). 49 x 34.5cm, 41 x 33cm and 44.5 x 35cm. $1,000–1,500 635 636 99