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London: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd, 1890. G/. Two volumes containing legends of the Angels and Archangels, the Evangelists, the Apostles, the Doctors of the Church, and St. Mary Magdalene, as represented in the Fine Arts. Book has worn edges, soiled panels and page edges.

London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1905. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 818; G-; dark blue 1/2 bound spines with gilt text, bands and bands to spine; no jackets; panels show some soiling to exteriors; detached front board to vol. 1; exterior joints and edges have modest rubbing; text block exterior edges show slight toning to fore and tail edges; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers; frontispieces with tissue guards; profusely illustrated; arts - History; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1333967. FP New Rockville Stock.

Longmans, Green and Co. 1898 Longmans, Green and Co new edition revised, third edition hardbacks, SET OF 2 VOLS Vol 1 and Vol 2; Very Good copies, bookplates inside front covers, dark green beveled boards with gilt illustration and frame to front, some ageing but very good for age; no djs; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 1898.

London: Longmans Green, 1891. London: Longmans Green, 1891. Third edition. 2 volumes, complete. 8vo. Steel etchings, 12 new woodcuts, 818 pp. including index. Green silk binding, beveled edges, ruled in gilt, gilt image of mother and child reading to each front board, titles and top edges gilt. "Anna Brownell Jameson was the first Anglo-Irish art historian. Born in Ireland, she migrated to England at the age of four, becoming a well-known British writer and contributor to nineteenth-century thought on a range of subjects including early feminism, art history, travel, Shakespeare, poets, and German culture." (Wikipedia) Small previous owner book plate. Rubbing to extremities. Volume I has tears at spine and top of spine. Hinges reinforced. Fair, Good.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.

Plates printed in sepia, and numerous illus. orig. green cloth, slight discolouration on corners, t.e.g., .

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1874. Red boards with gilt and blindstamp decs have a few small spots and rubbings. Spines heavily tanned. Vol 2 has cracked front gutter, occasional foxing, period owner inscription to ffep of vol 1, else contents clean and tidy.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Longmans Green and Co . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olive green cloth. Emblem in gilt to each front board and titles in gilt to spines. Some foxing to tissue guards over illustrations. Otherwise bindings secure and probably un read copies.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1866. 5th . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Bound in maroon cloth, boards with a blind embossed frame. On front board, an illustration in gold of a floral design and ring of stars. Vol 1, 9 etchings and 98 woodcuts, 394pp; Vol 2, 10 etchings and 77 woodcuts, pp395 - 818. Recently rebacked in matching maroon cloht with gold title etc.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1905. New Impression. 8vo. xx, 394; xv, 395-818 pp. Index. Illustrated with designs from ancient and modern art. Green cloth with gilt decoration & lettering. A very good set (light wear to extremities; hinges cracked in Vol. I but holding; light soiling). Containing legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the church, and St. Mary Magdalene. Anna Jameson, the great friend of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who accompanied her to Italy upon her elopement with Robert, had grown up with her father, Denis Brownell Murphy, who was court painter in residence at Windsor Castle, having access to rich treasures of art which she could study. Her book on Christian art (among many others she wrote) was to influence Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1879. Spines sunned, rubbed and chipped, dampspotting to boards, shaken, gutters cracked, pp good, illus bright.. Quarter Leather. Good Minus. 8vo.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1866. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good (EX-LIBRARY with accompanying pararphernalia; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean, but toned, and occasionally smudged or foxed; textblocks appear solid.). Three-quarter bound red letter and cloth with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering; 818 pp.; richly illustrated. Volume 1 has subtitle: Containing legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the church, and St. Mary Magdalene, as represented in the fine arts. Volume 2 has subtitle: Containing the patron saints, the martyrs, the early bishops, the hermits, and the warrior saints of Christendom, as represented in the fine arts./ Illustrations are 187 woodcuts and 19 engravings. The engravings are printed as plates. -- WorldCat.

, in 2 volumes, 19 black and white steel engravings including 1 black and white double page plate, many more woodcuts in the text

London New York: Longmans, Green, 1898. New edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved set overall. Endpapers loosely inserted. Elevated motif to the front board. Frontispieces accompanied by guard sheets. Physical description: 2 v.: ill.; 21 cm. Notes: 1st ed. 1848-52, 2 vols. Purchased 1968. Subjects: Christian art and symbolism. Art. Genre: Illustrated.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1879. Hardcover. Good. Eighth edition. Brown quarter leather in heavy brown cloth boards. Ex libris labels on inside front covers of both volumes, otherwise unmarked. Binding tight and solid with hinges intact in both volumes, with the exception of volume 2 where pages xi to xv have come loose. No cracking to quarter leather spines. But wear has taken some of the shine off the spines especially at the extremities. Gilt titles etc. still bright and legible. The corners of the brown cloth boards are bumped. Photos available on request.

London, Longmans, Green, And Co., 1888. Tenth Edition. Hardback. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked calf-backed buckram boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 0 pages; Description: 2 v. Front. (port. ) 15 cm. Subjects: Christian art and symbolism. Christian saints in art. Notes: Paged continuously.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890. Hardcover. 3 vols. 394p; A set of three hardcover books bound in green cloth with gilt decorations on the front of each. Edges very lightly rubbed. Pages foxed. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight across the set. A historical study of Catholic religious art, covering the subjects of angels, saints, and the Virgin Mary.Illustrated with many plates.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD, AND COMPANY, 1879 Book. Good. Hardcover. TITLE: SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART By MRS. JAMESON 1879 in 2 VOLS. AUTHOR: MRS. JAMESON PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD, AND COMPANY, BOSTON 1879 EDITION: First Edition CATEGORY: Religion, Art, Education, Decorative BINDING/COVER: Hardbacks without dust jacket COLOR: GREEN CONDITION: The books are without a dust jacket as issued. The outsides are in good condition. There are private bookplates on the inside boards of both volumes. The frontispieces, tissue guards and title page have really heavy like age foxing. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 417, 426 pages. Good/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: CONTAINING LEGENDS OF THE ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS, THE EVANGELISTS, THE APOSTLES, THE DOCTORS FO THE CHURCH, AND ST. MARY MAGDALENE,… Read More

London: Longman Brown Green Longmans. NEAR FINE set, with a MAJOR FLAW. 1st ed, 8"x5.5", 387,439pp.. 1848. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE books. Elaborate gilt decoration. MAJOR FLAW: both upper hinges repaired. Ideal candidate for quality repair. . Loose (opposed to tight) back binding so hinges repairable. Bound by a master though no binder ticket or turn in binder name. Gilt turn ins. AEG. Both FINE inside. Some plates (NOT text) with spot or two of foxing but no aging, marginalia, etc. Both tend to remain closed when stood on spines. Flaws (other than the hinges) very minor and mostly one type: scuffing. (1) All tips flat & square but scuffed. (2) Lower hinges scuffed. (3) Of the two book's 10 raised bands the very highest points of ONLY TWO are scuffed. Spine gilt quite elaborate and any scuffing at all would be very apparent. (4) "14.99" pencilled in both. (5) Vol 1 with full page pencilled gift inscription, 2nd ep with closed tear the width of the leaf. Kind of a… Read More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four volumes, all in very good condition; internally fine. Textual illustrations and plates taken from drawings by the author's own hand. Three-quarter gilt black leather bindings with raised bands; marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Published sequentially in 1848, 1850 and 1852. Owner's bookplates neatly applied. A very nice, solid and bright set in matching bindings showing some slight wear or rubbing to extremities..

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Ex-Library. Good. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Mrs. Jameson's Works (6 volumes): Sacred and Legendary Art, Volumes I and II; Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical, and Historical; Studies, Stories and Memoirs; Legends of the Madonna As Represented in Fine Arts; Legends of the Monastic Orders; Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character. Stated first American edition. Published posthumously. Maroon sandcloth binding, blindstamped decoration, gold decoration and titles, top edge gilt. Fine engraved decorations at head and tail of chapters. Engraved frontispieces with protective tissue. Antique hand-numbered and dated bookplates from one of the oldest libraries in the USA. Chipping to top and bottom of spine on most volumes. Lightly foxed on a few pages. Good condition and scarce..