Robert Bell [ed]; William Shakespeare; lord Byron etc
Art and Song a Series of Original Highly Finished Steel Engravings from Masterpieces of Art of the Nineteenth Century Accompanied by a Selection of the Choicest Poems in the English Language
London, H. Virtue and Company Limited, [1892]. Leather. The new edition of this charming book of songs and artwork, bound in full crushed morocco. The new edition. Bound in full crushed morocco. Bound by Bumpus with their signature to the front pastedown. Illustrated with an engraved monochrome frontispiece, headpieces, tailpieces and twenty-nine monochrome engraved plates. Collated complete. This work was edited by Robert Bell and features a collection of poetry and artwork. With poetry from popular authors such as Shakespeare, Byron, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns with accompanying engravings of famous paintings from artists such as Turner. Bound in full crushed morocco. Externally excellent with slight fading to the spine and extremities of the board, slight rubbing to the joints and minor bumping to the extremities of the boards with front joint cracked to the tail. Bookplate belonging to 'Josceline Grove' to the front pastedown with offsetting to the free endpapers and scattered spotting. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd spot, heavier to the blanks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. M. W. Turner. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books
Professional sellerBook number: 896Z43
GBP 135.00 [Appr.: EURO 158 US$ 169.23 | JP¥ 26335]
Keywords: New edition Art Poetry William Shakespeare Art Illustrated Robert Bell J. M. W. Turner