Passages From Modern English Poets; Illustrated By The Junior Etching Club by Junior Etching Club - 1865

William Tegg, London, undated, c.1876. unpaginated, (184pp), 38 plates only (of 45), lacks plates nos. 1, 5, 7, 23, 41, 43, 45. many tissue guards creased or frayed,. Fair. 1876. Hardcover. hardback, 4to, scattered light foxing, including on some plates, hinges cracked, lacks prelims before title page, original blue cloth gilt, rubbed and scuffed, Fair condition (INCOMPLETE) .

London : Day & son, 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine worn, with some loss; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Includes two Whistler etchings. Physical description; 90 pages, 45 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Illustrations by Henry Moore, M.J. Lawless, John Tenniel, J.E. Millais, H.S. Marks, C. Keene, and others. Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Moore, Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, and others. Subjects; English poetry. Etching.

London: William Tegg, 1876. 4to. (10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches). 96 pp., 47 lithographic plates on 45 sheets. Publisher's red cloth, gilt decoration and title on front cover and spine, fore edge gilt. A delightful volume of lithographic plates by the Junior Etching Club, a prestigious organization instrumental in the revival of etching in late-Victorian England, with illustrations by James McNeil Whislter and others. First edition of the most comprehensive volume by the Junior Etching Club. The Etching Revival for artists developed with the founding of the Etching Club in 1841, limited to only 12 members, and the Junior Etching Club in 1857, the group founded to accomodate young artists who could not join the Etching Club of London. Both of these bodies produced and published a number of anthologies, such as this one, during the later part of the nineteenth century as artists worked to expand this mediums expressive potential. The plates reflect numerous advances in printing technique. The volume is… Read More

William Tegg, 1876. 1876 First Edition. hardcover. unpaginated, 180pp approx, original red cloth with gilt titling, a.e.g., some faint marking to boards, some wear to edge of spine at head and tail, foxing to endpapers, internally very clean, 45 etchings printed on heavy card, 2 have 2 plates making up 47 in total, VG. A strong copy.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.