18 pp. + plates and interleaved text. Cover ruled in gilt and black with three vignettes in black and gilt-ruled title in gilt and black; decorative spine in gilt and black; all edges gilt; bevelled boards. 24 full-page heliotype illustrations from engravings after old masters from Raphael to Hogarth, with accompanying text. Ink name on fly-leaf; extremities rubbed, and some marginal foxing, not affecting illustrations. A bright and sparkling late 19th century coffeetable book!
Book ID: 11803
Gems of the Gray Collection. A Series of Twenty-four Choice Engravings, Reproduced in Heliotype from the Originals in the Gray Collection of Engravings, Harvard University.
Boston: James R. Osgood., 1877. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Book ID | 11803 |
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Publisher | James R. Osgood. |
Publisher Place | Boston |
Publisher Year | 1877 |
Size | Large 4to |
Language | English |