La Tauromaquia

FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) La Tauromaquia the set of 33 etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1816, on laid paper, ten with watermarks MORATO, No 1o and No, the others without watermarks, very good impressions from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1816, all but one plates with the full sheets, with deckle edges, plate 33 with narrow margins, some scattered foxing, some plates with a soft vertical crease, plate 32 with two tears, all hinged along the left sheet edge to album sheets, bound in an early 20th century luxury binding by George Cretté in black tooled and gilt morocco, with the artist's name and the title in gilt on the spine Plates 251 x 352 mm., Sheets 323 x 443 mm. (and similar) 367 x 505 mm. (album overall)