SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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[SCRAPBOOK]
[Scrap Album.]

A pretty scrap album with many illustrations, these including watercolours, pencil, pen, and ink sketches. An eclectic mix of genres is wonderfully presented within this unique album.

Published
Mid 19th century?
Plates
28
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
Mid 19th century?
Ref
1458

In an exquisite burgundy full leather binding with gilt rule and decorative devices to boards and spine, with lovely 'acorn' gilt clasp. All edges are gilt, with green 'shot' silk endpapers and beautiful gilt inner dentelles. Some plates are loosely inserted. Coloured plates in order: 1. Signed plate: 'Scraps thankfully received.' 2. [not captioned] A beautiful oil of a herdsman and cattle beside a lake. 3. Costume de Friberg Allemand. 4. [Costume] Unterwalden. 5. [not captioned] Dog and Game birds. 6. [not captioned] Beautiful rendition of some attractive flowers. 7. [not captioned] A lovely bird on a branch. 8. [not captioned] Small watercolour scene of cows in pastureland. 9. [not captioned] Flowers. 10. [not captioned] Flowers. 11. Ellen Poulton? (Portrait) 12. [not captioned] Fuchsia flowers. 13. [not captioned] Two circular scenes are painted onto a silk background. 14. Thurgovie (costume). 15. [not captioned] Enchanting plate of a young girl and a wooden milk pail. 16. [not captioned] A pair of delightful sepia-coloured pen and ink sketches. 17. [not captioned] A pair of pheasants. 18. [not captioned] Delightful small coloured vignette of a church interior. 19. Lucerne. (costume). 20. [not captioned] A beautiful execution of botany. 21. [not captioned] Lovely vignette of a pastoral scene. 22. [not captioned] Watercolour of a European (?) lake, complete with castle, town, and assorted watercraft. 23. Beautiful sepia-coloured pen and ink sketch of a lady and a Chimney sweep. 24. 'Place Jean d'Arc, Orleans'. Lovely small watercolour. 25. [no caption] Glorious flower and butterfly scene, painted onto rice paper. 26. [no caption] Night scene of a couple by a river and bridge. 27. [no caption] Delightful small watercolour of Geneva. 28. [loose & without caption] Rose and Thistle.