The Gallery of Modern British Artists;

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VG, 1st ed, c1840, 66 pls (of 65 tp). In contemporary gilt embossed morocco, corners & edges worn. Spine, gilt tooling, no titles, edges worn, some loss. Internally, not paginated, not dated but c1840, frontis, additional engraved title page, [1] title leaf, [1] contents leaf, 66 pls (steel engravings) inclusive of eng tp, 29 leaves of descriptive text, (signatures - [2], B-G4), a.e.g., gilt tooling to board edges and turn-ins, lacking tip of fep, yellow endpapers, evidence of removed bookplate to fpd. Uncommon - COPAC show only 1 copy at the BL. (211*272 mm). Title continues: consisting of a choice collection of splendid steel engravings, from the works of the most eminent masters, with a full description of each plate. 0