Wilson A. Bentley

10 photomicrographs of Snowflakes, printing-out-paper prints, several signed, annotated, and dated in pencil on the reverse, late 1880s-1920s (10)

These prints are in generally excellent condition. They are tonally rich prints, with deep saturated darks and creamy highlights. The faintest silvering is visible in the darkest areas of a few of the prints. These unmounted prints are curling at the edges. A few prints have creases at the edges, minor edge chipping, and/or soiling. The reverse of the prints are appropriately age-darkened and lightly soiled. Three are signed and annotated in pencil 'W. A. Bentley / Jericho, VT.' Several print dates are written in pencil on the reverse: 'Jan 23' (2 prints), 'Feb 22' (3 prints), 'Jan 1, 1927' (one print), and 'Jan 2nd 1927' (one print). This last print is also annotated in pencil '16 Eaton.'
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