30th Oct, 2013 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Powerful)
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[M] A FRENCH MARINE ALBUM, 1864 possibly kept by a...
A FRENCH MARINE ALBUM, 1864
possibly kept by a French naval officer, written in French and mostly containing short naval stories liberally illustrated with sketches and watercolours together with topographical pictures of port scenes, the final section entitled English Remembrances, approximately 75 pages, the title page inscribed BORPA, bound between quarter calf marbled boards -- 8¾ x 12¼in. (22.2 x 31.2cm.)
A FRENCH MARINE ALBUM, 1864
possibly kept by a French naval officer, written in French and mostly containing short naval stories liberally illustrated with sketches and watercolours together with topographical pictures of port scenes, the final section entitled English Remembrances, approximately 75 pages, the title page inscribed BORPA, bound between quarter calf marbled boards -- 8¾ x 12¼in. (22.2 x 31.2cm.)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Powerful), 30th Oct, 2013
