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James Andrews and Louisa Anne Twamley | Flora's Gems, London, [before 1837], original pictorial cloth gilt
Auction Closed
November 29, 03:25 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
James Andrews and Louisa Anne Twamley
Flora's Gems: or, the treasures of the parterre. Twelve bouquets, drawn and coloured from nature by James Andrews. London: Charles Tilt, [before 1837]
Large 4to (372 x 278mm.), half-title, hand-coloured lithographed additional title, dedication to Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria, 11 hand-coloured lithographed plates heightened with gum arabic, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, original green
grained cloth, with ornamental vase of flowers gold-stamped on both covers, spine gilt, edges gilt, yellow endpapers, one plate creased at outer margin,boards slightly dampstained, extremities slightly rubbed
Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-1895) was an Anglo-Australian writer and illustrator, and one of the earliest photographers in Australia.
LITERATURE:
Dunthorne 13; Nissen BBI 35
PROVENANCE:
Elizabeth Jones Parry, ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Elizabeth Jones Parry was the widow of Sir Love Jones-Parry of Madryn Castle. He built the large Gothic style mansion, Plas Glyn Y-Weddw, in Llanbedrog.
