29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Browning Sr. (Robert) [1782-1866].
Original Artwork. Thirteen original 'grotesque style' portraits.
Pencil caricatures on Whatman watermarked paper (dated 1834), double sided on seven sheets, 220mm x 138mm, manuscript comment below each, e.g. ‘ Well - I’m sorry I did not see this Comet - but it’s coming again in about 70 or 80 years time - Now I’ll keep a sharp look out after that’, foxing.
Sold for £450
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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