Natural History Manuscript by Anonymous
Natural History Manuscript by Anonymous
Octavo loosely bound pamphlet home constructed of various colours of card. 26pp. Edges untrimmed. A rather charming and lopsided little construction of collage, manuscript, and drawings, most likely juvenile, utilising colour images trimmed from cigarette cards, postcards and other sources, including some clearly Japanese or Chinese pieces. 22 pages of mounted text on cream paper panels tipped on to the card stock, usually with a “main” illustration at the head of the panel, an ink manuscript description of features of the creature concerned, and a small ink drawing beneath. Mostly focussing on insects at the beginning (there’s a particularly excellent Mantis), but also including other creatures like, Archer Fish, Flying Dragon lizards, and the humble Mole. A glorious and exuberant little homemade book. Delicate.