W Cooke Taylor: The National Portrait Gallery of illustrious and eminent personages, chiefly of the Nineteenth Century, volume 1. , London: Peter Jackson, late Fisher, son & co, nd [c. 1850].No edition stated, volume 1 (of 4) only. 4to, 128pp. 60 engraved plates. Recently rebound in half brown cloth, spine unlettered, all edges gilt. Some minor spotting of the plates, else the book is in very good condition. The book also contains the first 40 pages of volume 2 (along with 16 further plates). Includes plates of (amongst others) George III, Michael Faraday, the King of Hanover, Horatio Nelson, Sir Robert Peel, The Duke of Wellington, William Wordsworth, Sir Richard Arkwright. (Book ref. 17182) £30.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Cornell Books Limited , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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