Metamorphosis: A Story in Pictures

Description:

Metamorphosis: A Story in Pictures, America, mid-19th century, watercolor and ink on paper depicting a story of curiosities and morals, four pages each with upper and lower lift-up leaves forming twelve pictorial sections with rhyming inscriptions, depicting Adam and Eve, turning into a mermaid, a lion turning into a griffon and an eagle; a young man, who seeks wealth and riches in business, and gold and silver, and his ultimate end: old age, sickness, and death, (page separation, minor toning, foxing, and stains),each page approx. 6 x 4 opening to 12 1/4 x 4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200


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