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1613186014
Album with hand-written title page: 'India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel. General Work – Various. 1885. 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. XLIV. Various Works. 1885'. The album includes approximately 835 mostly wood-engraved or line-block proofs, with many touched and some annotated proofs. Following the title-page there is a contents page written by the Dalziels; this provides an extremely useful reference for publishers, titles and clients represented in the album, although it is not always a reliable finding aid. Interspersed throughout the album there are minimal notes in Dalziel's hand that give brief information such as delivery dates and working notes. For example, Dalziel writes 'Process' to indicate a photomechanically produced line-block print, rather than a wood-engraving. There are also some partial prints wh… (See Merlin record for full description)
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