Lot Essay
The introduction states " The proofs on India paper are limited to one hundred and fifty copies".
Idylls on the Norfolk Broads, London: The Autotype Company, 1887
Details
PETER HENRY EMERSON (1856-1936)
Idylls on the Norfolk Broads, London: The Autotype Company, 1887
Portfolio of twelve photogravures, image sizes 2.7/8 x 2.7/8 in. to 5 x 9 in. (mounts trimmed slightly), with descriptive text and introduction by P.H. Emerson, printed list of plates, title page and dedication page, inscribed Proof No. 53 in pencil on title page, cloth-backed boards with cover design in gilt by T.F. Goodall, ribbon ties, oblong folio. (12)
Idylls on the Norfolk Broads, London: The Autotype Company, 1887
Portfolio of twelve photogravures, image sizes 2.7/8 x 2.7/8 in. to 5 x 9 in. (mounts trimmed slightly), with descriptive text and introduction by P.H. Emerson, printed list of plates, title page and dedication page, inscribed Proof No. 53 in pencil on title page, cloth-backed boards with cover design in gilt by T.F. Goodall, ribbon ties, oblong folio. (12)
Literature
Brandon-Jones, Life and Landscape: P.H. Emerson Art and Photography in East Anglia 1885-1900, p. 110 (illus.)