THE MAJORITY EDITED BY RICHARD POPPLEWELL PULLAN, 1885

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A PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS
THE MAJORITY EDITED BY RICHARD POPPLEWELL PULLAN, 1885
COMPRISING 27 ALBUMEN PRINTS MOUNTED ON CARD
15IN. X 11 7/8IN. (38CM. X 30CM.) AND SMALLER
ANNOTATED VARIOUSLY IN PENCIL (27)

Provenance

MARY BURGES (LATER PULLAN).
ELIZABETH BURGES (LATER ORMISTON, LATER WATSON).
THENCE BY DESCENT.

Literature

J. MORDAUNT CROOK, WILLIAM BURGES AND THE HIGH VICTORIAN DREAM, LONDON, 1981 (A SELECTION OF THE PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATED)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

SIXTEEN OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE FOLIO ENTITLED 'THE HOUSE OF WILLIAM BURGES' EDITED BY MARY BURGES' HUSBAND, RICHARD POPPLEWELL PULLAN IN 1885. THE PRESENT FOLIO ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS BY F. BEDFORD AND A.F. KERSTING AS WELL AS A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED IN THE FOLIO 'THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM BURGES', ALSO EDITED BY R. POPPLEWELL PULLAN IN 1885.

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