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Album with hand-written title page: 'India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel. General Work - Various: 1855. This Book was made up at the time the engravings shown in it were done.' Half-bound in brown leather and gilt; lettering on spine reads 'Wood-Engravings by the Brothers Dalziel. VII. Various Works. 1855'. The album includes approximately 1006 wood-engraved proofs.There is a wide variety of book illustration, including to poetry, religious works, geological publications (e.g. for the Geological Society), geography (e.g. scenes from Canada), advice or conduct books, and history. There are numerous children's illustrations (both fiction and non-fiction), and images of birds, animals, and flowers. There are advertisements (e.g. for stationery), reproductions of paintings, and numerous comic and decorative wood engravings. Individual prints include the following:Nos. 10-116: Illustrations to 'Every Boy's Book', published by Routledge (exact edition not yet id… (See Merlin record for full description)
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