COLLECTION OF PICTURES OF W.G. COESVELT

(COSVELT) Jameson, Mrs. COLLECTION OF PICTURES OF W.G. COESVELT. London: James Carpenter, 1836. 4to. Contemporary maroon full-morocco, all edges gilt. Engraved title leaf, xii, 27 pages, 74 engraved plates. First edition. Catalogue of Italian paintings collected by Coesvelt, a prominent London banker. Coesvelt offered his collection to the British government in 1836. They rejected it but the Russian Emperor bought seven of the finest paintings privately with the remaining items sold by Christie's. Mrs. Jameson gives lengthy descriptions of ninety pieces along with the names of the new buyers. Bookplate of Earl of Derby; manuscript notation on title page. Some foxing to first and last few leaves, else very good.