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VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR ALBUM
BY
J.J.MERCIER
ALBUM COMPILED BETWEEN MAY & JUNE IN THE YEAR 1882
A ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY WATERCOLOUR ALBUM THAT WAS PRESENTD AS A GIFT TO A MISS ROSA LEIGH ON HER BIRTHDAY BY J.J.MERCIER AND CONSISTS OF 28 WATERCOLOURS OF SCENES IN EUROPE. ALL WATERCOLOURS HAVE HAND WRITTEN POETRY BY BYRON,WORDSWORTH,COLERIDGE,CAMPBELL,TENNYSON ETC BELOW WITH SOME POETRY RELATING TO THE PAINTING, BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED HARDBACK BINDING,
MEASURES APPROX 11 X 9 INCHES, PAINTINGS MEASURE APPROX 3 x 3.5 INCHES
SOME LIGHT GENERAL WEAR AND RUBBING TO COVER, CORNERS BUMPED, SOME PLAY TO FRONT HINGE, MOST CARD MOUNTS ARE A LITTLE RIPPLED WITH VARYING DEGREES OF FOXING (see images)
OVERALL A VERY GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY WITH BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED AND PAINTINGS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
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