Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. Illustrated edition.

London: Bogue, 1848. 16mo. Full-leather binding, gilt ruling and decorative coat-of-arms to boards, decorated spine, all edges gilt. 312 pp. 9 exquisite steel-engraved plates and engraved title page. Frontispiece drawn by David Roberts; engraved by William Finden; Nedpath Castle. Drawing by William Westall from a sketch by James Skene, engraved by Edward Finden; Durham. Drawn by George Fennell Robson, engarved by Edward Francis Finden. [Norham Castle]. Drawn by Peter DeWint, engraved by Thomas Jeavons; Crichtoun Castle. Drawn by J. M. W. Turner, engraved by William Bernard Cooke; Braid Hills. Drawn by A. W. Calcott, engraved by William Bernard Cooke; Edinburgh Castle. Drawn by Clarkson Stanfield, engraved by William Finden; Lord Marmion's Armour. Drawn by J. M. Nixon, engraved by W. Deeble; Tantallon Castle. Drawn by J. M. W. Turner, engraved by William Bernard Cooke. BOOKPLATE OF WILLIAM STURGIS BIGELOW and contemporary gift inscription to Bigelow dated 1858. Expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. William Sturgis Bigelow was a Boston Brahmin/hedonist, famous for his extensive collection of Asian art and extensive philanthropy, as well as his nude men-only parties on a small island off Nantucket. Near fine condition.…