NATURAL HISTORY
(Lots 1-14)
BRIGHTWEN, Eliza (1830-1906). Bible Album. [N.p., n.d., but 1870s]. 4° (299 x 250mm). 68 leaves mounted on guards, containing 8 mounted natural history specimens (7 plants and leaves, 1 pair of feathered wings), 12 watercolours of plants, 12 collages and numerous printed illustrations and photographs, 11 pieces of printed ephemera, all but one tipped in. (Occasional light browning and soiling, a few leaves with short marginal splits at gutter, guards strengthened with linen.) Contemporary red half morocco (extremities rubbed). Provenance: George Brightwen (armorial bookplate) -- Eliza Brightwen (contemporary ink ownership inscription to bookplate).
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BRIGHTWEN, Eliza (1830-1906). Bible Album. [N.p., n.d., but 1870s]. 4° (299 x 250mm). 68 leaves mounted on guards, containing 8 mounted natural history specimens (7 plants and leaves, 1 pair of feathered wings), 12 watercolours of plants, 12 collages and numerous printed illustrations and photographs, 11 pieces of printed ephemera, all but one tipped in. (Occasional light browning and soiling, a few leaves with short marginal splits at gutter, guards strengthened with linen.) Contemporary red half morocco (extremities rubbed). Provenance: George Brightwen (armorial bookplate) -- Eliza Brightwen (contemporary ink ownership inscription to bookplate).
Eliza Brightwen, naturalist and writer, lived with her husband, George Brightwen, at Stanmore, Middlesex. There, she kept a menagerie and made numerous notes on her wildlife observations, as well as creating accurate watercolour sketches of the wildlife. In 1890 her first publication Wild Nature Won by Kindness, was met with great popularity. Her prolific output as a naturalist was combined with an evangelical Christian zeal and strong belief in animal rights.
Eliza Brightwen, naturalist and writer, lived with her husband, George Brightwen, at Stanmore, Middlesex. There, she kept a menagerie and made numerous notes on her wildlife observations, as well as creating accurate watercolour sketches of the wildlife. In 1890 her first publication Wild Nature Won by Kindness, was met with great popularity. Her prolific output as a naturalist was combined with an evangelical Christian zeal and strong belief in animal rights.