English School (circa 1825-35), An album of watercolours, drawings, poetry and letters , including flower studies, topographical drawings, sketches from European travel excursions to Norway and Switzerland, and with many leaves annotated with pen and brown ink manuscript letters, poems and literary extracts, 15 pencil drawings, and eight watercolours, some full page, on various papers, some inset, by several hands, the majority initialled, each leaf c. 200 x 130 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in), neatly presented in contemporary line and gilt stamped calf, 8vo, rubbed and worn, [ circa 1825-1835]. Provenance: [?] Elwes (inscribed in chalk in prelims); Thence by descent to Mary Sommerville Elwes
English School (circa 1825-35), An album of watercolours, drawings, poetry and letters , including flower studies, topographical drawings, sketches from European travel excursions to Norway and Switzerland, and with many leaves annotated with pen and brown ink manuscript letters, poems and literary extracts, 15 pencil drawings, and eight watercolours, some full page, on various papers, some inset, by several hands, the majority initialled, each leaf c. 200 x 130 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in), neatly presented in contemporary line and gilt stamped calf, 8vo, rubbed and worn, [ circa 1825-1835]. Provenance: [?] Elwes (inscribed in chalk in prelims); Thence by descent to Mary Sommerville Elwes
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