Picturesque Europe With Illustrations On Steel And Wood By The Most Eminent Artists

London: Casell Petter & Galpin, 1881. Hardcover. Three quarter black morocco and navy cloth. Aeg. Near fine. 32 x 23.5 cm. Large folios illustrating the nature and architecture of Europe in the mid-19th century. Artists include Birket Foster, Harry Fenn, E.M. Wimperis, P. Skelton, D. McKewan, and more. Title pages printed in red and black. 64 steel engraved plates [including an engraved title and frontispiece to each volume] and many hundreds of wood engravings in text. Interior contents exceptionally clean, fresh and bright. Tissue guards also almost as new. Raised bands, spine panels decorated with gilt arabesques, and red leather gilt spine labels. A very heavy set that will require additional postage.