France.- French School (circa 1820s) Sketchbook with over 120 original drawings from a tour of Normandy, and northern France, brush and ink, watercolour wash, black chalks, many inscribed in pen and brown ink, some dated '1827', on oatmeal laid paper with indistinct text-based watermarks, each leaf approx. 325 x 245 mm (12 3/4 x 9 5/8 in), some minor spotting and surface dirt, contemporary boards, covers and spine coming loose from album, very worn with some rubbing and significant losses to leather, label with manuscript pen and ink text to upper cover 'No 23/ 129 sketches in 1827/ ... [?] Shelton', spine splitting, missing ties, 4to, [circa 1820s]

⁂ Comprehensive sketchbook from an as yet unidentified artist's journey through Normandy, with many drawings of the Château de Caen, local rock formations, tree studies and landscapes, provincial streets and buildings, churches and ecclesiastical sites of interest.