Gaspar Maristany and José Roig

GASPAR MARISTANY (d. 1879) AND JOSÉ ROIG.
"Museo pintoresco. Illustrated library of Gapar y Roig", 9 volumes.
Printer: Gaspar y Roig Editores (1845-1881). Madrid, 1852.
In good condition with light rust stains.
It has illuminated engravings and covers of paste and leather.
Measurements: 27 x 17 x 4 cm (x9).
The Biblioteca ilustrada de Gaspar y Roig is a collection of illustrated books with a clearly didactic intention. All the books begin with an engraved illustration to encourage reading, whether it is an allusion to the fine arts, a printing press, a garden with ladies or gentlemen readers. The contents of the collection cover a wide range of subjects, such as reference works, scientific disciplines (Histoire Naturelle by Buffon); history books (Storia Universale by Cesare Cantù, General History of Spain by Juan de Mariana, History of Spain by William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas); biographies (Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus); a collection of costumbrist engravings (Los españoles pintados por sí mismos); romantic literary works by François-René de Chateaubriand; classic works by Miguel de Cervantes and Victor Hugo; novels by Manuel Fernández y González among others and a bible.