The Floral Album

by Women, Illinois, Friendship Album

$75 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

Signed

NY: J. C. Riker, nd ca. 1840s or 1850s . Hand-colored engraved title page, 54 leaves of cream or blue leaves, three hand-colored floral engraved plates. This example includes 28 signed sentiments, 1855-1857, almost all in verse, from a couplet to two pages, all addressed to Milly or Millie, several adding “Pekin, Illinois” to their signature or initials; five additional leaves with 45 signatures, some with very brief salutations, most in other

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