In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day here is something from Howard Pyle. “The Song of Captain Kidd” is, in fact, one of Pyle’...

I remember when I first saw this illustrated verse by Howard Pyle: I thought, “Wait a second - THIS isn’t in Pepper & Salt !” No, it...

The June 7, 1879, issue of Harper’s Weekly featured this full-page (12 x 8.9") illustrated poem titled “The Robin’s Vesper” by Howard ...

From  Harper's Weekly for March 4, 1882 : Washington’s Birth-Day by Howard Pyle The breakfast china stood in rows, And all was s...

“Enter Fourth of July bowing and followed by Washington’s Birthday” by Howard Pyle from “The Revolt of the Holidays” by E. I. Stevenson ( H...

In 1904 Howard Pyle was elected a non-resident member of New York City’s prestigious Century Association - his name having been proposed by...

Did you know that Howard Pyle - at the request of his friend and fellow Wilmingtonian, Emily Perkins Bissell - designed the first nationall...

“A Victim to Science” by Howard Pyle ( Harper’s Young People , November 20, 1883)

Howard Pyle belonged to many clubs and associations over the years: some well-known - like the Grolier, the Players, and the Century - and a...

“The Children are sent to the Asylum.” I know how they feel. This lovely pen and ink (about 9 x 7.5") is typical post- Pepper-and-Salt ...

And here’s another witch by Howard Pyle from the same story as my previous post . It’s more roughly executed than, say, this initial “T” ...

“On Saturday I resumed work upon the illustrated verse. It progresses much more slowly than I had hoped. The printing of the letters of the ...

Howard Pyle's headpiece for his fairytale "Master Jacob," first published in Harper's Young People for June 29, 1886, and...

Howard Pyle's "A Newspaper Puff" appeared in Harper's Young People for March 24, 1885, and in Pepper and Salt later tha...

How would you like to have gotten this in the mail? It's an invitation - hand-lettered and decorated by Howard Pyle himself - for an ev...

Readers of Harper's Young People for March 1, 1887, would have seen this lovely "Bearskin" headband by Howard Pyle for the v...

I plan to write more in depth about Howard Pyle's involvement with To Have and To Hold , the novel by Mary Johnston, but until then, tak...

Who knows how many unidentified pieces of Pylean ephemera are still out there. For instance, this 1900 advertising booklet for Houghton, Mif...

I don't necessarily want to see Howard Pyle's original illustrations in pristine condition, since the annotations that often appear...

"Enter New Year's Day, Saluting" by Howard Pyle for "Revolt of the Holidays" by Edward Irenæus Stevenson in Harper...