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Published by London, Christie, Manson, & Woods, 1988., 1988
Seller: Alexanderplatz Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Glazed wrappers. 8vo, 20 pp. Very good copy, lower tip a bit curled. Colorful illustrations. Extremely skillful and talented depictions of The Sphinx, an airship, a motor car, a yacht, a scene from the fighting in France, and so on. painted on envelopes sent by Col. Rose to The Prince of Wales at Sandringham. One-page essay at end about the history of illustrated and hand-illustrated envelopes. The auction was devoted entirely to this group of envelopes.