School Girl Hand Drawn Maps of Constellations

School Girl Hand Drawn Maps of Constellations

Lot# 452

Price

SOLD: $900

Description

19th C. Five pages of black and white ink drawings of The Scale of Magnitudes. Frontis page identifies Bessie DuHemel, Second English Class, Sacred Heart Academy, London, Ontario, May 1878. Includes period photo of Bessie and classmates. Bound cloth boards. 16 1/2″ high x 14 1/2″ wide. Spine is split and boards are detached. Leather trim shows moderate to extensive wear. Frontis page shows tears to edges. Drawings of the constellations are in good condition with very light foxing.

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