Recently I was at an Antiques Fair and spotted this lovely old book. I did a deal with the stall-holder and was very pleased with the price I paid, although it took some work to get it. It was a bit of a bargain because a lot of the loose leaf copies of engravings and paintings are missing, but as it happens that will be fine because I intend to 'alter' the book anyway and give it a new lease of life.
Like some of the books I have already bought it has an inscription in the front cover (frontispiece) and some decorative art deco. Not only that, it is an oversize book, so wonderful to work on when I get round to it. Also shown below is one of the remaining images that was left behind.
The following photo I took shows a more usual size book alongside the new book to give an idea of scale-
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