BIB_ID
131800
Accession number
MA 2791
Creator
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890.
Display Date
undated [1859 or later].
Credit line
Purchased, 1970.
Description
1 item (9 leaves), bound : ill. ; 37 cm
Notes
Illustrated in watercolor, pen and pencil. Poem is preceded by an illustrated title page, a short essay on the Ornamental (3 p.), and a list of the seven illustrations (1 p.).
Presentation copy with author's inscription "To Miss Boyd with affectionate regards of W. B. S." Scott met Alice Boyd in 1859.
Presentation copy with author's inscription "To Miss Boyd with affectionate regards of W. B. S." Scott met Alice Boyd in 1859.
Provenance
Bookplate of William B. Scott; presented by the author to Alice Boyd; purchased on the Acquisitions fund, 1970.
Summary
An illustrated fair copy of the poem, differing from the published version.
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