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BRIDGMAN, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928). Original Signed Pen and Ink Sketch in His Book, Winters in Algeria. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. 8vo. With numerous illustrations in the book. viii, 1-262, [6, ads] pp. Publisher’s full green cloth, front board and spine stamped in black and gilt, rear board stamped in black (binding soiled and somewhat worn, endleaves dampstained, upper edge of text dampstained). Good. FIRST EDITION. WITH A DOUBLE-PAGE PEN AND INK DRAWING SIGNED BY BRIDGMAN ON TWO FRONT BLANKS. Sketch is captioned by Bridgman “Algiers from without The walls of The Kasbah To Countess d’Azeredo [?] de Silva friendly souvenir of F. A. Bridgman Paris March 1895”. Sketch is a handsome view of a village on a hill.