Lot 800: * Wood (Leslie, 1920-1994). Eight large sheets of

* Wood (Leslie, 1920-1994). Eight large sheets of original artwork, each sheet bearing four full-page illustrations as used in "Whoo, Whoo, The Wind Blew" by Diana Ross, published by Faber & Faber in 1946, gouache on artist's board, some sheets with applied text (occasionally missing), sheet size 54 x 80cm, together with five smaller sheets containing illustrations by the same artist used in the Little Red Engine series of books. Leslie Wood studied at the Manchester College of Art. Upon visiting Faber & Faber in 1943 with some samples of his work he was commissioned within a week to illustrate books written by Diana Ross, although paper shortages delayed the publication until after the war. He later illustrated many childrens books and Punch covers, as well as advertising work for Guinness and The Festival of Britain. (13)