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Musings, Verse and Sentiment by an Unidentified Gentlemen Embellished with Whimsical Illustration Snippets. 1825

Front cover detached but present. Back strip lacking. Few pages detached Moderate to heavy wear.

A book of musings by an unidentified gentleman with the first entry on September 27th, 1825. 66 leaves. Created by a creative sort and includes circular verses, picture cyphers, cutouts from pith paper engravings, poety and excellent scrap composition. Entries include To the Flower called Forget me not!, A recipe for Courtship, the tea of Sympathy, The Rose of the Valley, On Leaving a Place of Residence, A Fragment, Lines written beneath a Picture, The Choice - Supposed to be written by a young lady and much more. Many of the pages are embellish with relevant often whimsical or satirical cut-out illustrations. Also includes numerous short thought entries. An English gentleman. Unnumbered pages. Measures 9" by 7.5" Front cover detached but present. Back strip lacking. Occasional bits of page lose. Few pages detached Moderate to heavy wear.

Price: $575.00

Item #21034213