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Lot 201

[TRAVEL]. PAGE, John, Rev. ?Journal ...

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[TRAVEL]. PAGE, John, Rev. ?Journal of a Tour chiefly into North Wales 1833? [An original travelogue poem with watercolor miniatures]. 47pp. (36pp. text, 9 pp. illustrations), including 18 (2 per page) original watercolor, pen and ink, illustrations of harbors, castles, ships and landscapes encountered on the journey. Original half sheep (spine panel perished, extremes a bit worn). Provenance: Mary Page (presentation gift inscription dated December 1863 from John Page: ?The following journal was given to her by the author, her affectionate husband, John Page D.D.?). A lovely unpublished manuscript poem with original watercolor views of Wales.