The People's Gallery of Engravings. [Vol. II and part of Vol. III].
London & Paris. Fisher, Son & Co. 1844. Hardcover. 4to. 27cm, 132,56pp., engraved title vignette, 34 steel engraved view, steel engraved portraits, music, in contemporary half black calf and marbled boards, wide gilt decorated raised bands, gilt borders and center decorations in the panels, crushed crimson morocco label gilt, worn and the edges, some general wear on the boards, preliminaries foxed and some light foxing on many plates, very good copy (ds1). Wanting One Plate. Includes portraits of Earl Grey, Queen Victoria at age 18, King Louis Philippe of France, and Elizabeth Fry. Of particular note among the views is "Montmorency Waterfall & Cone, Near Quebec" by Colonel R. Cockburn. An impressive array of steel engravings. Item #31251
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