Hand-Painted Linen Stationery Binder Made by Artist and Bookplate Designer Jennie H Dickson March 1899

Description

Dickson, Jennie H. Hand-painted linen loose-leaf stationery binder over paper boards, 23.5 cm x 18 cm, hand-sewn, dated with an ink stamp on the inside back cover, Edinburgh, March 1899. Jennie H. Dickson was the daughter of the well-known Edinburgh physician George Dickson, also known as a leader in the Masonic community. Dr. George Dickson graduated with honors from the University of Aberdeen in 1864 and was listed in the Medical Directory from 1864 to 1909, living at 9 India Street, Edinburgh. Jennie Dickson was a talented artist and designer, known for her book plate designs and watercolors. This linen binder in initialed by her on the lower right-hand corner, “J.H.D.”

SIMON FRASER Signed Copy of The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and The Isles Communicated in an Original Pleasing & Familiar Style Having the Lively Airs Introduced as Medleys to Form a Sequence to Each Slower Movement With an Admired Plain Harmony for the Piano Forte Harp Organ or Violoncello Intended rather to preserve Simplicity than load with Embellishments Edited by Capt S Fraser Chiefly acquired during the Interesting Period from 1715 to 1745 through the Authentic Source narrated in the Accompanying Prospectus

United States Consul Edinburgh Wallace Bruce Here’s a Hand First Edition Signed Inscribed 1893