[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. SOUTHEY, Robert. Poetical Works. L, 1848-1853. FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of Richmond Terrace, a view of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Limehouse entrance from the Thames to the Regents Canal, and 7 others.
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[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843). Poetical Works. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848-1853.
10 volumes, 8vo (163 x 99 mm). Engraved frontispieces and additional engraved vignette title-pages to each vol. Contemporary red roan gilt, a few silk bookmarks, edges gilt, concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of Richmond Terrace, a view of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Limehouse entrance from the Thames to the Regents Canal, St. James Park with the Palace in the background, buildings near Temple Gate, the Tower of London, Inigo Jones' Banqueting House, Lambeth Palace, a view of the Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, and a view of Hampstead (spines darkened, some wear). Later edition.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
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