Birket Foster's Pictures of English Landscape. (Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.) With Pictures in Words by Tom Taylor.

4to.(7.5" x 9.625") c1862. London: George Routledge and Sons. Full navy leather with ornate arabesque gilt frame with black stamp rule to both covers over slightly beveled boards, designed by Owen Jones, according toan early bookseller's note to first free flyleaf. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, heavy all-over gilt floral devices to all other compartments, fancy gilt rule to head and foot. All edges gilt, yellowed endpapers, thick gilt dentelles to turn-ins. Dated gift inscription neatly in four lines to first free flyleaf, booksellers notes in pencil above. Small spots of foxing throughout, mostly to margins of plates ans text pages. Very light rubbing to extremities. Illustrated with 30 full page engravings immediately followed by a page of text or verse relating to the plate itself. In the preface, the author states "The designs should have more interest for the public as they are the last works for wood engraving likely to be produced by the artist."- July 1862, Tom Taylor. A larger book, beautifully bound.

'Birket Foster's Pictures of English Landscape' is a charming 19th-century collection of pastoral scenes depicting the English countryside. The original illustrations were by Myles Birket Foster, a celebrated English watercolorist known for his idyllic and sentimental portrayals of rural life. The Brothers Dalziel, master wood engravers of the Victorian era, reproduced his drawings with exquisite detail and fidelity. Published in the mid-1800s, the volume includes picturesque views of cottages, meadows, rivers, and village life, often accompanied by poetic or literary excerpts. It captures a romanticized vision of England, evoking nostalgia for a peaceful, agrarian past. The book is both a work of art and a reflection of Victorian values—beauty, serenity, and a deep affection for the English homeland.