ROYAL GALLERY OF ART: ANCIENT AND MODERN.|THE

Hall, S(amuel).C(arter)

Published by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. and T. Agnew & Sons, London & Manchester, 1859

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folio. full crushed red morocco, gilt floral and ornamental borders on the front and rear board, gilt ornamentation on spine, title in gilt in second compartment, five raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt dentals, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. one engraved title page, title page, dedication page, table of contents, introduction, followed by 72 plates, some with tissue guards. Engravings from the Private Collections of Pictures of Her Majesty the Queen and His Late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and the Heir-looms of the Crown, at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Osborne. Volume one and two (of four) bound together in a lovely full morocco binding professionally executed by Hayday & Co., with binder's ticket stamped at the bottom edge of the verso of the front free endpaper. The binding has been professionally rebacked. Some interior foxing throughout, but mostly affecting the margins with little foxing to the plates themselves. There are 72 (of 146) plates in the present volume. full crushed red morocco, gilt floral and ornamental borders on the front and rear board, gilt ornamentation on spine, title in gilt in second compartment, five raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt dentals, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Seller Inventory # 139139

Bibliographic Details

Title: ROYAL GALLERY OF ART: ANCIENT AND MODERN.|THE

Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. and T. Agnew & Sons, London & Manchester

Publication Date: 1859

Binding: Hardcover