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Album with hand-written title page: 'India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel. General Work - Various. 1859. 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. XII. Various Works. 1859'. The album includes approximately 1580 wood-engraved proofs.The album includes numerous book illustrations of all sorts, with a large number of children's illustrations, including of fairy tales including 'Cinderella', 'The Three Bears' and 'Tom Thumb'. There are many technical illustrations, for example showing machine parts, and there are decorative borders and other ornamental wood engravings.There are commercial illustrations showing clothing and accessories, including scarves, gloves, parasols, jackets, skirts, ribbons etc. In addition there are marine prints, numerous equine illustrations (showing whole horses and close ups of nose, hooves etc.), and a … (See Merlin record for full description)
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