Victorian Scrap Album (1 results)

Large 4to. Half maroon morocco gilt, recased with new endpapers, signs of wear to extremities. 58 pages full of chromo-litho scraps and Christmas, Easter and New Year's cards handsomely arranged. Includes lift the flap and two animated pop-up cards, very scarce. Scraps arranged around cards include flowers, birds, wings, butterflies, frogs, amphibians, horses, children, gilt leaves etc. and tend to be placed in categories. The cards are good examples of the top Victorian manufacturers and include those produced by Marcus Ward and Benjamin Sulman, there is even one by the "Father of the American Christmas Card", Louis Prang. Pages are dog-eared and a couple of cards lack portions o/w a fabulous collection. Please enquire for more details and photographs.