Lot 3 , An early 20th century album of manuscript poetry and verse, in a fine calligraphic hand, mainly in black ink, with rubricated capitals, interspersed with 18 comical caricatures, drawn in black, red and blue pen and ink,

° An early 20th century album of manuscript poetry and verse, in a fine calligraphic hand, mainly in black ink, with rubricated capitals, interspersed with 18 comical caricatures, drawn in black, red and blue pen and ink, some coloured, in a 17th century Italian vellum binding, 26 x 21cms.
£80-120

Condition:
approx. 130 leaves (rectos only) of 'poetry and vase'; also a few additional inserts mounted: approx. 84 blank leaves at end, and approx. 40 blank leaves interspersed in main part. Some v. amusing Civil Service (Whitehall) observations.

Sold for £600