Binding, Fine - Riviere ) Works of Mrs. Jameson, Six Volume Set - Sacred and Legendary Art (1848) in Two Volumes; Legends of the Monastic Arts (1850), Legends of the Madonna (1852), History of Our Lord (1864) in Two Volumes

By Mrs. Jameson ( Anna Brownell nee Murphy, 1794-1860 )
A First Edition set, published 1848, 1850, 1852, and 1864 of her major works on Christian art, done in the last twenty years of her life, the last completed after her death in 1860 by her friend Elizabeth Rigby, Lady Eastlake. Lavishly illustrated by her own drawings and etchings, and by those of Gerardine Macpherson, her niece. Finely bound by Bickers, London, their name stamped on wide inner dentelles each volume. Dark blue crushed morocco with gilt rules and lettering, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, silk markers, Near Fine, the scantest of shelf rubbing. end papers evenly toned from dentelles. An exceptional and heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Published by: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1848
Vendor: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB