Heath's Gallery of British Engravings.
Complete in 4 volumes. Charles Heath. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1836-'38. 8vo, 4 volumes, halfleather, uniformly bound, title on spine in gilt stamping, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, 4 illus. titles and 54 full-page engraved plates (per volume) with blotter and short inscription on facing page. First edition.
The engravings with various subjects, such as portraits, scenes from plays, landscapes, castles, cathedrals etc. from various parts of England but also on the Continent, such as Venice, Florence, St. Petersburg. Engravings after paintings by Stanfield, Turner, Landseer, Faulkner, Bonnington and many others. Bindings with traces of use; engravings with mild staining, mostly in outer edge. Lovely set. (total 4)