Scrapbook conjures Austen atmosphere
Running to some 300pp and described by the auctioneers as “a most enchanting album, redolent of Jane Austen and her world”, a scrapbook compilation of paper cut-outs, views and figural studies, sold for £1550 in a general sale held in Sussex.
There was a certain Bath emphasis, according to Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium), but this leather-b…