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SMITH, Charles J. Historical and Literary Curiosities. London: Bohn, 1840. 4° (274 x 210mm). 108 engraved plates and facsimiles, 9 double-page or folding, 10 hand-coloured (some foxing). Contemporary red morocco by Bellew of Dublin. spine gilt in compartments, sides panelled in gilt with a little ornate decoration, gilt edges (very lightly marked). Provenance: John Ennis (armorial bookplate).
The Pictorial Album; or Cabinet of Paintings, for the Year 1837. London: Chapman and Hall, [1837]. 4° (247 x 181mm). 11 hand-coloured Baxter prints, including title-vignettes, half-title (ona plate torn and repaired, a little browning and soiling). Contemporary (probably original) dark maroon morocco, wide gilt borders round sides with inlays of different coloured moroccos, top edges gilt, others uncut (rebacked, rubbed). The only appearance of this short lived periodical publication, illustrated with Baxter prints. (2)
The Pictorial Album; or Cabinet of Paintings, for the Year 1837. London: Chapman and Hall, [1837]. 4° (247 x 181mm). 11 hand-coloured Baxter prints, including title-vignettes, half-title (ona plate torn and repaired, a little browning and soiling). Contemporary (probably original) dark maroon morocco, wide gilt borders round sides with inlays of different coloured moroccos, top edges gilt, others uncut (rebacked, rubbed). The only appearance of this short lived periodical publication, illustrated with Baxter prints. (2)
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