Waagen, Gustave Friedrich
Treasures of art in Great Britain
£600
The Lord Constantine Collection
Auction: 12 October 2007 at 12:00 BST
Description
Waagen, Gustave Friedrich
Treasures of art in Great Britain: being an account of the chief collections of paintings, drawings, sculptures, illuminated MSS, &c., &c. [with the supplement] London: Murray, 1854-57. First edition, large 8vo., contemporary pebble grain dark olive morocco, spine decorated gilt in compartments, a.e.g., by Leighton, with the bookplates of Leopold de Rothschild; Lindsay, Couts, Lord. Sketches of the history of Christian art. London: Murray, 1847. First edition, 8vo., 3 volumes, contemporary light tan calf, spines decorated gilt in compartments, black morocco lettering pieces, by Leighton, with the Halton House bookplates of Alfred de Rothschild. [7]