gems beauty displayed series twelve de countess blessington (3 résultats)

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. E. H Corbould, H. Cook, and H. Robinson et al. (illustrateur). First edition. The very scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated volume of Spanish themed poetry by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington. A charming and very scarce first edition of this work, in which twelve poems from Lady Blessington, all Spanish in theme - with titles including 'The Bull-Fight', 'The Prado', 'The Masquerade' and 'The Siesta' - are accompanied by beautifully engraved plates from 'the finest artists'.Illustrated with twelve steel engraved plates of beautiful Spanish women and girls, with contributions from artists including E. H Corbould, H. Cook, and H. Robinson. Collated, lacking an engraved title page.The Countess of Blessington was well-known as a contributor of drawing-room publications of this sort, frequently ornamented with steel engraved plates. This work is part of a series sharing the 'Gems of Beauty' title, with a number of very scarce volumes published between 1836 and 1840.She was also an acquaintance of Lord Byron in Genoa, and published a book about her conversations with him. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Lacking the front free endpaper and engraved title page. Internally, binding lightly strained. Significant spotting, and instances of foxing, to plate perimeters. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. T. E. Parris (illustrateur). First edition. The very scarce first edition of this volume of poetry by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, accompanied by engraved plates from E. T. Parris. A charming and very scarce first edition of this work, in which twelve poems from Lady Blessington, all taking their title from the name of a gemstone, are accompanied by beautifully engraved plates from Edmund Thomas Parris, an English history, portrait, subject, and panorama painter, book illustrator, designer and art restorer.Illustrated with an engraved title page, and twelve steel-engraved plates, each retaining their original tissue guard. Collated, complete.The Countess of Blessington was well-known as a contributor of drawing-room publications of this sort, frequently ornamented with steel engraved plates. She was also an acquaintance of Lord Byron in Genoa, and published a book about her conversations with him. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, spotting and discolouration to boards. Small split in cloth to tail of rear joint. Front hinge starting, with boards slightly tender. Internally, tail of title page detaching, otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting to page and plate perimeters. Very Good. book.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1840 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 85 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 85.