Fine Books and Manuscripts

[Fine Binding] Hannay, James (intro). The Complete Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of One Hundred and Fifty Steel Engravings from Original Pictures. London and New York: The London Printing and Publishing Company, n.d. [ca. 1880s]. Contemporary full brown morocco by The Monastery Hill Bindery with blind-stamped decoration to covers, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartments and remainder with blind-stamped filets, broad turn-ins with gilt ruling, silk moiré pastedowns and free endpapers, a.e.g. Profusely illustrated with 150 steel engravings + two addition engraved half-titles, one with frontispiece. 4to. xvii, 201, [1], [151 leaves of plates]. Light rubbing to covers, professionally refurbished joints; else near fine.