Regency Commonplace Manuscript Albums
6 albums
£1,008
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
Red morocco album, with scraps, poetry, engravings, pencil drawings, a few small watercolours, "presented to Jane Cox by her friend Mr Townson Jan. 1, 1829";
2 Green morocco albums, both lettered "Miss H. Pearson 1821" on upper cover, coloured and uncoloured engravings including coloured aquatints, letterpress poetry;
Dark green morocco album, with title "Album of Ellen Adam 1828" within Greek key border, manuscript poetry, watercolour natural history studies, watercolour of Acropolis, possibly by Alexander Galloway, dated 1828, wash study of Abbotsford, the seat of Sir Walter Scott;
Pale mauve calf gilt album, with bookplate of Charles Edward Inglis, all manuscript, chiefly poetry;
Maroon half morocco album, including cuttings from The Examiner with early printings of Keats, lacks spine, covers detached
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.