MILLAIS, JOHN G. 'WILD LIFE IN AFRICA'. HORSHAM: PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1928

Oblong folio (15 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.; 395 x 515 mm). Title printed in red and black, 20 collotype plates by E. W. Copnall, 9 of which hand-colored, on thick hand-made paper; without list of plates or limitations slip sometimes loosely inserted, edges curling slightly, some foxing. Original red cloth over boards, upper cover gilt-lettered, top edge gilt; edges rubbed with some fraying, particularly to head and tail of spine, some staining.

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (his sale, Christie's London, 27 January 2006, lot 748)

Oblong folio (15 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.; 395 x 515 mm). Title printed in red and black, 20 collotype plates by E. W. Copnall, 9 of which hand-colored, on thick hand-made paper; without list of plates or limitations slip sometimes loosely inserted, edges curling slightly, some foxing. Original red cloth over boards, upper cover gilt-lettered, top edge gilt; edges rubbed with some fraying, particularly to head and tail of spine, some staining.
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One of 30 copies printed. The Gloucester Copy. The images present here reproduce Millais' original drawings, made on the spot during several expeditions to Africa.