The Turner Gallery. A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings From the Works of the Late J.M.W. Turner, R.A. The Descriptive Text by W. Cosmo Monkhouse
New York: D. Appleton, 1879, circa. Softbound. Original Colored lithographed wraps. 40 parts, each with three crisp steel engravings and text. Each part in a separate paper folio. VG+ internally; all plates in excellent condition and text pages unblemished, although very edges of corners are brittle, and some have tiny chips; paper wraps have somed wear, and some are separated, front from back. Item #114547
A complete set in the original parts, Each volume holds 30 plates, and next to each is a separate page of descriptive text. Volume I includes a biographical sketch about Turner, an engraving of a statue of Turner, and a list of plates nos. 1-30. Volume II includes a list of plates 31-60. As this is an un-bound set, these plates would be suitable for framing without disturbing a beautiful leather binding.
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