Gems of British Art, with Choice Specimens of Poetry, History, and Romance. Illustrated with Thirty Superb Line Engravings.$ 90.00 Bound in full embossed padded leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, embossed black tooling in remainder, gilt lettering and black embossed decoration and borders on covers, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, blind-stamped dentelles. Illustrated with 30 beautiful tissue-protected full-page line engravings. Includes specimens of fine British poetry, history, and romance. This is a Victorian-era gift book first published in a folio in 1857 (and later 1860) by D. Appleton and Company. This lavishly produced volume was designed to showcase the intersection of 19th-century visual art and literature.. Both boards neatly detached but present, boards rubbed, some minor foxing throughout, else fine; the text-block is tight and square. GOOD.. Engravings. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 290, (1) pages Title: Gems of British Art, with Choice Specimens of Poetry, History, and Romance. Illustrated with Thirty Superb Line Engravings. Author Name: Anonymous Edition: 1st Edition. First Printing Location Published: NY, D. Appleton & Company: 1857 Binding: Leather Book Condition: Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket Item: 2.10 lbs Categories: Art, Antiques & Photography, Art::Art History, History, Poetry Seller ID: 30580 Keywords: art history british art engravings british poetry british history british romance first edition fine binding Related products From Poussin To Matisse The Russian Taste for French PaintingSelect options ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN ARTSelect options The Vatican Collections The Papacy and ArtAdd to cart Giotto: Frescoes in the Upper Church, AssisiSelect options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Audubon: Birds of America: A Portfolio of 30 Full-Page, Full-Color, Prints with Commentaries by Roger Tory PetersonAdd to cart