[BINDING] A large elephant folio album (930 x 620mm.), presumably intended for prints or drawings, 53 numbered but blank leaves, bound in 19th-century straight-grained crimson morocco gilt, upper cover with centrally-placed armorial of the Standish family, both covers with inner and outer roll-tool borders, spine in seven compartments, one lettered "Raphael Morghen" (heavily rubbed, spine breaking at head), gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e., bookplate of W. Standish Carr Standish.

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[BINDING] A large elephant folio album (930 x 620mm.), presumably intended for prints or drawings, 53 numbered but blank leaves, bound in 19th-century straight-grained crimson morocco gilt, upper cover with centrally-placed armorial of the Standish family, both covers with inner and outer roll-tool borders, spine in seven compartments, one lettered "Raphael Morghen" (heavily rubbed, spine breaking at head), gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e., bookplate of W. Standish Carr Standish.

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