This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...1004, Claude Calthrop. No. 1006, "Music" Julia B. Folkard; No. 1007, " Motherless" sheep in snow, T. G. COOPER; No. 1008, " Victims" children and dogs, B. Riviere, A.R.A. No. 1013. 30 X 38. No. 1013. "Reaping Time. " G. B. O'neil. No. 1014. "Julia Manner big." J. Faed. No. 1016. "Sedge-cutting in Widen Fen"; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...1004, Claude Calthrop. No. 1006, "Music" Julia B. Folkard; No. 1007, " Motherless" sheep in snow, T. G. COOPER; No. 1008, " Victims" children and dogs, B. Riviere, A.R.A. No. 1013. 30 X 38. No. 1013. "Reaping Time. " G. B. O'neil. No. 1014. "Julia Manner big." J. Faed. No. 1016. "Sedge-cutting in Widen Fen"; Cambridgeshire, early morning. R. W. MacbeTH. " Sedge cutting' is one of the remnants of a fen industry, and Wicken Fen the only remaining portion of a great fen district on which the sedge has free growth. This fen is now reduced to a small acreage by man and his agricultural improvements." No. 1021. "Portrait of the Countess of Carysfort." J. E. Millais, R.A. In the centre of the room is a model or "sketch" for an "Equestrian Statue of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales" by J. E. Boehm, A.R.A. Gallery IX., Architectural Drawings, Etc., Nos. 1034-1295. The first picture is a life-like portrait (No. 1298), " W. H. C. Plowden, Esq.," by Cyrus Johnson; and next is an old-fashioned little garden (No. 1303), "Heart's-ease," by E. H. FAHEY; a figure picture in which the interest is in the painting of the flowers. No. 1304. "Quoits"; evening. C. E. PeRugini. No. 1309.-'Absorbed." T. BROOkS. No. 1310. "Gleaners." P. Macnab. No. 1312. "Home"; an interior. Robert Collinson. No. 1317. "Fifty Years Ago" before the Salmon Act. R. Ansdell, RA. Next is a good study of cows, called, "July on tlie Tltames," by Basil Bradley (no. 1318). No. 1320. "Sally in our alley. " F. R. Stock. The central pictures are sketched on the opposite page. The two portraits on either side are--No. 1324, " W. J....
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1888. Chatto and Windus. Book-Good, top & bottom of spine & corners rubbed, spine faded. Gilt title on spine. Decorated endpapers. b/w frontis. 8.5. x5.5. Profuse b/w illus.
