(JUNIOR ETCHING CLUB.) Passages from Modern English Poets Illustrated by the Junior Etching Club. 47 etchings by J.M. Whistler (2), J.e. Millais, Keene, John Tenniel (War and Glory), Henry Moore, Walter Severn, and others. Plates measure 266x216 mm; 10 1/2x8 1/2 inches (sheets). 4to, publisher's brown cloth decoratively stamped in gold and blind, rebacked and restored, some residual rubbing, spine ends and hinges skillfully repaired. London: Day & Son, [1865]
first edition of the most comprehensive volume by the Junior Etching Club. The group was founded in 1857 to accommodate those artists who could not join the Etching Club of London as it was limited to a total of twelve members. The list of artists was impressive and the plates reflect numerous advances in printing technique.
