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The Bibliophile Sale
7:00 AM PT - Sep 18th, 2008

 

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Bloomsbury Auctions

 

6 West 48th Street

New York, NY 10036-1902
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Lot 786A save

[ORIGINAL ARTWORK] - DAWKINS, Mary. [Album] Origi

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[ORIGINAL ARTWORK] - DAWKINS, Mary. [Album] Original Watercolor Views of Italy.
[1864] Comprising 94 original illustrations mounted on rectos (some folding) with pencil notations (date and location). Oblong 4to. Contemporary linen backed boards over brown paper covered cloth. Condition: backstrip attached at rear hinge only, bumping and rubbing to extremities, images generally clean (some occational foxing). Provenance: Cartoleria Ferrini Amadori (booklabel). Dawkins is seemingly unknown but proves herself to be an accomplished artist with these beautifully executed water-colors. Scenes include views of Sorremto, Amalfi Coast, Salerno, Vesuvius, Ischia, La Cava, Massa, Ravello, and Lecco.

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