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NEW ZEALAND FERN ABLUM - 19th Century Fern Album
Estimate:
$250 - $350
Sold
$200
Timed Auction
174: Rare Books
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Description
NEW ZEALAND FERN ABLUM
19th Century Fern Album
31 card leaves each with pressed ferns laid on and identified with handwritten names, all edges gilt, bound in a full leather album with gilt titles and rules to boards, spine faded and abraded, boards intact, front board holding by internal cloth hinge.
Fern collecting was a popular pastime in 19th-century New Zealand. Fern fronds were collected, dried, and mounted in albums, some were produced and sold commercially others like this album were the product of an individual interested in natural history.
19th Century Fern Album
31 card leaves each with pressed ferns laid on and identified with handwritten names, all edges gilt, bound in a full leather album with gilt titles and rules to boards, spine faded and abraded, boards intact, front board holding by internal cloth hinge.
Fern collecting was a popular pastime in 19th-century New Zealand. Fern fronds were collected, dried, and mounted in albums, some were produced and sold commercially others like this album were the product of an individual interested in natural history.
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