Artists Sketch Book 1890-1892

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Oblong quarto, sketch book. Original quarter morocco over blue morocco cloth, corners rubbed, Spine, no title, repaired cloth tear at base. Internally, 22 leaves with drawings & 15 blank. Sketches include: south elevation and two plans of a modest two storey cottage. Three pages of indexed plans and south elevation of an unidentified small Castle. Ty Newydd, Bontnewydd, Gwenffrwd, Hardwicke Fach, two views of Nant-y-Derry Station decorated for HRH Prince Albert, 17th September 1890, unidentified large country house, large farmhouse. Interspersed are some caricatures copied from Caldecott and All the World. The author identified on one drawing as HD Jones, was a very competent artist and all the illustrations are very neatly drawn, with some of the plans hand coloured in outline. lacking the ties and pencil. (oblong 143*229 mm).