Annals of the Artists of Spain

Three Volume. Annals of the Artists of Spain. Riviere & Son signed binding.

Author: Stirling, William

8vo (4.5x8.875") 3 volumes. 1848. Sterling, William. London: John Ollivier. Full brown/Green leather with single gilt rule and intricate gilt floral corners to each cover. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title in lacy gilt bordered second compartment, gilt author/vol# in third, All over lacy gilt floral devices to all others. Gilt place and year at foot of spine. Generous gilt decorated turn ins over burgundy pastedowns, burgundy endpapers, top edge gilt. Art Deco Bookplate to pastedowns of Robert M. Mann. Corners bumped and rubbed, minor edgewear to extremities. This exquisite binding is by Riviere & Son whose gilt name is at the foot of the front pastedown.

Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet, KT, FRSE was a Scottish historical writer, art historian and politician. Until 1865 he was known as William Stirling, and several of his books were published under that name. He was Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 1875 until his death and was also a Knight of the Thistle, considered the highest honor that can be conferred by the Crown on a Scotsman.

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