Lot 762
The National Portrait Gallery. Four volumes, large quarto, n.proof., n.d. Publisher Cassell, Peter & Glapin, London, Paris & New York. 632 pages, 79 color printed portraits. Red embossed cloth covers, gilt edges. All volumes inscribed by previous owner, dated 1888, in black ink. Two volumes show water stains on the right edge and two show front joint cracking with some separation, minor cover warping on one volume, there is soiling and foxing and shelfwear is evident. Conditions range from very good to fair.
Beautifully colored prints and detailed biographies of 79 of the great men of Victorian England including Gladstone, Browning, Carlyle, Tennyson, Lord Selbourne, Michael Costa and the Marquis of Salisbury. Additional clergymen, judges and Prime Ministers are among the featured personages. Complete printed signatures of each notable appear under their respective portraits. A valuable resource for scholars and collectors of Victoriana.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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