Clara Elsene Peck title page illustration for "In the Border Country" (1909): rare, beautifully framed antique Sarah Stilwell and at the Académie Colarossi

and at the Académie Colarossi in Paris

” [Michaelis

in my opinion

by starting her career with book projects that had small audiences of women readers

Comments on the book tend to focus on CEP's designs and bewitching illustrations

Clara Elsene Peck title page illustration for "In the Border Country" (1909): rare, beautifully framed antique Sarah Stilwell and at the Académie ColarossiTitle Page: In the Border Country Book by Josephine Daskam Bacon Illustrations by Clara Elsene Peck New York. Dooubleday, Page & Company. 1909. IMAGE INFORMATION Image Size: H 7. 50 x W 5. 00 Matted & Framed: H 15. 00 x W 13. 00 Framed Price: $150. 00 Whiteglove packaging and shipping approximately $25. 00 Given the magnitude of her talent, it is surprising that CEP did not achieve greater success. The reason for this may be that, by starting her