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330. THOMAS BROOKS (BRITISH 1818-1891) “Portrait of a Young Lady
And the Sea”, circa 1862, oil on canvas depicting a young woman searching the rough
seas, initialed and dated lower left “T.B. 1862” with label on reverse “14 Exchange
Street, Manchester”. 20 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.
331. COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE BOOKS BY ROBERT LOUIS
STEVENSON (38 VOLS.), Rebound with gilt tooled cover and spine, includes original
cover and spine at end of book. Includes Edinburgh, a book of Picturesque Notes by
Stevenson with etchings by A. Bunet-Debaines, 1879. Minor cover damage to three
volumes (The Black Arrow, Travels with a Donkey, and The Silverado Squatters). And
The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson (2 Vols), Graham Balfour, London: Methuen and
Co., 1901. Rebound with gilt tooled cover and spine.
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