Lot 141B: Estabrooks Family Bible; and Scrapbook

$150.00

Lot 141B: Estabrooks Family Bible; and Scrapbook

$150.00

Finely tooled 19th c. leather bound family Holy Bible, “Estabrooks” on front crest in gold, “Philadelphia, A.J. Holman & Co, 1880″, includes books of Old and New Testament with engravings, a wedding gift to Henry L. Estabrooks and Minnie Leonora Moyer, June 22, 1880, overall good condition with minor scuffing at binding, 13″ x 10″ x 4” d; and a collections scrapbook containing exceptional watercolors, dried plants, and engravings of a 19th c. European Tour, primarily Italy, Germany, France, and Switzerland, c. 1856-1857, by Ms. Charlotte Sewall Eastman, with cartes-de-visite of Ms. Eastman. 

Estimate: $300-500

Description

Finely tooled 19th c. leather bound family Holy Bible, “Estabrooks” on front crest in gold, “Philadelphia, A.J. Holman & Co, 1880″, includes books of Old and New Testament with engravings, a wedding gift to Henry L. Estabrooks and Minnie Leonora Moyer, June 22, 1880, overall good condition with minor scuffing at binding, 13″ x 10″ x 4” d; and a collections scrapbook containing exceptional watercolors, dried plants, and engravings of a 19th c. European Tour, primarily Italy, Germany, France, and Switzerland, c. 1856-1857, by Ms. Charlotte Sewall Eastman, with cartes-de-visite of Ms. Eastman. 

Estimate: $300-500