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Each leaf has decorative frames exquisitely executed in watercolour, incorporating birds, animals, flowers, butterflies, women, hunting scenes, signed with monogram BSC, to take photographs of family, buildings and paintings, (some without photographs pasted in),
by VICTORIAN ALBUM
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hardcover. 38 leaves on guards. 4to (12 x 10in) orig. brown morocco with bevelled edges, central forme with Maltese crosses in corners, thick black border, spine with raised bands, gilt turndowns, rubbed, a.e.g., A beautifully bound album containing some fine watercolours. No Jacket issued
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Details
- Bookseller
- R.G. Watkins Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RGW23579
- Title
- Each leaf has decorative frames exquisitely executed in watercolour, incorporating birds, animals, flowers, butterflies, women, hunting scenes, signed with monogram BSC, to take photographs of family, buildings and paintings, (some without photographs pasted in),
- Author
- VICTORIAN ALBUM
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- 19th century. album art photograph botany
Terms of Sale
R.G. Watkins Books and Prints
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
R.G. Watkins Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2020
Ilminster, Somerset
About R.G. Watkins Books and Prints
Established in Somerset, England in 1985, with retail premises, we now sell principally on the internet. Apart from selling to collectors and other dealers, we have many libraries and museums among our customers. Our aim is offer interesting and unusual items printed, written or drawn on paper.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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