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ND [c.1750].. Very Good. A rare survival of understated elegance. A charmingly primitive miniature Lady's Drawing Book. Very Good. Rubbing to spine and tips. Small chip to head of spine. 12 mo. (4 3/8 x 3.25 inches). Speckled calf finely ornamented with gilt tooled trailing grape vines surrounding the perimeter with corner ribbon and floral spray pattern on both front and rear boards. In the center of the front board; gilt lettering "Drawings S. Banks." stamped on red panel set within a gilt stamped frame of triangle design. Gilt Grecian urn surrounded by willow branch above the lettered panel, with urn below. Decoration repeated on the rear board. There is evidence of [period] gilt removal to the asymmetrical trailing portion and base of the gilt design on the rear board. Gilt trailing grape vine and fillet pattern to spine. Marbled end-papers with gilt turn-ins. The album consists of 41 unnumbered leaves; each block-printed around the perimeter to create an arabesque patterned… Read More