‎BLESSINGTON, Countess of‎
‎Heath's Book of Beauty for 1842 with Beautifully Finished Engravings, from Drawings by the First Artists.‎

‎London Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1842 ‎

Reference : 3324

‎An attractive Victorian plate book. Full brown leather with gilt decoration to the front and rear boards and gilt titles to the spine. Some rubbing to the spine edges. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers with more recent owner's name to the end paper. Half title, Frontis portrait of a very young looking Queen Victoria with tissue guard. Engraved title page with vignette. Second title page. An additional 12 engraved plates. Full of poetry, stories etc. An attractive copy. viii, 280 pp. 245 x 170 mm (9Ÿ x 6Ÿ inches).‎