Valentine with Fine Silk Mesh WIndow, Lace Paper, Scrap
- Used
- Condition
- Very good. Minor toning, one small spot of discoloration to scrap on front.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
England, 1850. Very good. Minor toning, one small spot of discoloration to scrap on front.. A fine lace paper Valentine featuring embossed Victorian gilt scrap of Cupid, a hand-colored lithographed image of a couple inside, and a very delicate silk mesh window. Two printed stanzas of verse inside, with early ink manuscript below reading, "Dear Ada As sure as grapes Grow on the vine So sure you are my Valentine". 12mo sized bifolium measuring approx. 5.5" by 3.75
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 20000219
- Title
- Valentine with Fine Silk Mesh WIndow, Lace Paper, Scrap
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Minor toning, one small spot of discoloration to scrap on front.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- England
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Silk Mesh,Lace Paper,Embossed Scrap
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...