Sir Edward J. Poynter — The National Gallery

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1899-1900. Leather. A fine Sotheran bound limited edition of Edward Poynter's catalogue of the historical art held by the National Gallery, replete with illustrations throughout. In a fine full morocco Sotheran binding.A limited edition work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which this is numbered three-hundred and twenty-six.Complete in three volumes.Illustrations to the recto of each leaf throughout each three volumes. Collated, complete.The illustrations showcase the wonderful art pieces held by the Gallery, each accompanied with a brief description of the piece and details about the artists. An immense catalogue of the beautiful and historically important artistic works held by the National Gallery.The Gallery was founded in 1824, and currently houses over two-thousand three-hundred paintings, dating from the mid-thirteenth century to 1900.By Edward Poynter, who was the director of the National Gallery from 1894 to 1904, and oversaw the opening of the Tate Gallery. In a full morocco Sotheran binding. Externally, smart. Spines are a little faded. A few light marks to the boards and spines. Head of the front board of Volume I is a little faded. A little discolouration and spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .