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The Heiress (London: Thomas McLean, 1830)

1830

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Artist: Robert Seymour
Publisher: Thomas McLean
Title: The Heiress (London: Thomas McLean, 1830)
Date: 1830
Object Type: Artist's Book
Medium: Book with 6 etchings (each divided into 5 or 6 vignettes) with hand coloring, no additional text
Dimensions: Object: 254 x 361 x 13 mm (10 x 14 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
Accession Number: 1963.30.39049.1-6

Types of Papers/Materials Used: guard leaves watermarked, Van Gelder Zonen; these leaves are later than 1830
Binding: half red morocco, gilt, top edge gilt, probably late 19th century
Volumes in Set:1
Pagination:np;
Collation (if unusual):
Languages Used in Text:English. No text, only captions under the images;
Provenance:Monogrammed bookplate (PC or CP)
Remarks:There is no title page; the plates are attributed to Seymour both on the binding, which is after 1830, and in a pencil note on the verso of the front endpaper

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