Heading: (Miscellaneous Holidays)
Author:
Title: Three albums of miscellaneous Victorian era holiday greetings, name cards, trade cards, etc.
Place Published: Various places
Publisher:
Date Published: c. late 1800s
Description:

Three albums, bound in various colors of cloth, decorated in gilt and various colors. Each page is mounted with numerous color illustrated pieces of various sizes, including many embossed images with greetings for various holidays, Illustrated name cards, some with the recipient or message concealed behind an embossed design or flap, color ad cards from numerous products, miscellaneous embossed images of animals, flowers, historical figures, armorial themes, etc. Occasional silk-bordered cards are bound in as well. Approx. 146 pp. in all. Two albums measure approx. 32x24 cm (13x10"), and the third 38x30 cm (15x12").

Three albums of charming Victorian era illustrated holiday greetings, trade cards, and collections of images on various themes.

The smaller albums with boards detached, one board lacking, one lacking a spine strip; leaves with toning, scattered finger soiling & foxing, some leaves are loose and laid in; the mounted pieces themselves are generally in very good condition with bright colors.