BALFOUR, Henry

The Evolution of Decorative Art. An Essay upon its Origin and Development as illustrated by the Art of Modern Races of Mankind

London, Percival & Co., 1893.

Octavo, xvi, 131, [1], 24 (book catalogue, dated February 1893) pages with 47 illustrations (some full-page).

Gilt-decorated cloth slightly flecked, marked and sunned; an excellent copy.

Some Pacific and New Guinea content.

Provenance: Sir Edward Charles Stirling (1848-1919), eminent SA surgeon, scientist and politician, with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown, his contemporary signature on the half-title, and a few marginal emphases and notes in pencil in his hand (some written on a loosely-inserted Adelaide Club letterhead).

Item #140422

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