Ecole française vers 1826-1833 Album amicorum containing about 35 various drawings in charcoal, pencil, wash or watercolour of lake landscapes or countryside, villages, castles, churches, houses, interiors, people, King Louis XVIII, trades, animals, flowers ... including three attributed to Edward HOSTEIN (1804-1889): - Mountain landscape with chalet. Lavis, signed and dated 1828 lower left. 17.5 x 22.5 cm. - Sailing boats on the lake. Lavis, signed lower left. 11.5 x 16 cm. - Village overlooking a lake with sailboat. Watercolour, monogrammed E. H. and dated 1827 lower left. 14.5 x 19.5 cm. Nice trompe l'oeil frontispiece with maps and watercolour drawings, signed Victor. Some calligraphic pages of verses after Lamartine and other poets... Brown percaline binding with embossed scroll friezes, J. R. Embossing. 21.5 x 29 cm. Accidents and restorations at binding and nesting.