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1613210840
Album with hand-written title-page: 'India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel. General Work - Various. 1860. 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. XIII. Various Works. 1860'. The album includes approximately 1673 wood-engraved proofs.The album includes numerous book illustrations of all sorts. It includes children's illustrations, geometrical and mechanical diagrams, marine, hunting and topographical illustrations, biblical scenes, illustrations to imperialist and travel narratives, novels, poetry, botany and astronomy. In this album, there are several covers and spines for cheap editions of novels, particularly novels by Walter Scott, published for eighteen pence by A & C Black (see nos. 1-4, 57-60, 592-5, 792-3, 821-2); there are also similarly formatted title pages and spines for other writers and publishers. Many of the pro… (See Merlin record for full description)
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