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ILLUSTRATED BY Birket Foster

Sold for A$110 at Sydney Rare Book Auctions on Jul 5, 2026.

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The Sabbath, Sabbath Walks and Other Poems by James Grahame. Published by James Nisbet & Co, c.1857, Illustrated by Birket Foster, Decoratively green cloth and gilt cover with bevelled boards and gilt edges. A good copy with some light foxing throughout. book binder stamp at rear Leighton Son & Hodge, London. Myles Birket Foster (1825–1899) was an English illustrator and watercolour artist, celebrated for his highly detailed, idealized depictions of rural Victorian life. Known for his picturesque scenes of children and the English countryside, he remains one of the most popular watercolorists of his era.

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